Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz is undergoing a medical ahead of his proposed transfer to Manchester City.
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Santa Cruz: A medical away from City move
It was widely reported that the two Premier League clubs agreed a transfer fee of around £18m on Friday.
City manager Mark Hughes brought the Paraguay international to Rovers for just £3.8m from Bayern Munich two years ago and is eager to be reunited with the striker at Eastlands.
The 27-year-old enjoyed a tremendous first season in England but struggled for form and fitness following Hughes' move from Blackburn to Manchester in June 2008.
Monday's medical will no doubt focus on Santa Cruz's troublesome knees. He has had three knee operations during his career; most recently in April, which ruled him out for the last three months of the 2008-09 Premier League season.
Santa Cruz would be City's second signing, following the £12m capture of Gareth Barry from Aston Villa, in a summer in which they are in the hunt for "four to six players" to "set the tone very clearly" for the club's pursuit of silverware, according to chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
City are also reported to be pursuing Manchester United's Carlos Tevez and Barcelona'sSamuel Eto'o.
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