Former Brazil international midfielder Felipe Melo is close to joining former club Cruzeiro, his agent said on Tuesday.
The defending Brazilian Serie A champions have agreed in principal to sign the 32-year-old from Galatasaray, Xinhua quoted the Uol news portal as saying.
"I hope that everything will be finalized in the coming days. I believe that it will happen by Tuesday," Melo's agent Jose Rodrigues was quoted as saying by Uol.
It is understood Cruzeiro face competition from Inter Milan, whose manager Roberto Mancini coached Melo at Galatasaray during the 2013-14 season.
Melo, who joined the Turkish club from Juventus in 2011, has been capped 22 times for Brazil.
