David Nugent has reportedly agreed to join Portsmouth from Preston in a £6 million deal after holding fresh talks with the Premier League club.
Pompey have yet to confirm the deal but according to the
, Nugent will complete a medical tomorrow before signing a four-year deal.
The 22-year-old, who won his first England cap as a goalscoring substitute in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra in Barcelona, will become manager Harry Redknapp's sixth recruit of the summer.
Nugent was believed to be at Preston's Springfield training ground saying goodbye to his team-mates after arriving at Fratton Park yesterday morning for renewed transfer talks having initially asked for more time to think over his options.
Portsmouth were thought to have earlier baulked at Preston's valuation of the player.
However, with Kanu's future in doubt, after he repeatedly turned down a new one-year deal, and Svetoslav Todorov joining Charlton, Pompey have been left with little option but to pay up after Sunderland and Roy Keane withdrew their interest in Nugent.
Nugent has a year left on his contract at Deepdale and was thought to be waiting for a deal to be put to him by Everton.
Rennes striker John Utaka, Kanu's team-mate with the Nigeria national side, is another striker under scrutiny though the £6 million price tag remains a hurdle for Pompey.
Nugent will be expected to link up with his new team-mates on their trip to the west country ahead of Saturday's opening pre-season friendly with Yeovil.
He will also travel with the squad to Hong Kong for the Asia Cup next week.
He follows defenders Sylvain Distin, Hermann Hreidarsson and Martin Crainie plus two midfielders, £7m Sulley Muntari and £1.5m Arnold Mvuemba, into the club.
And the continuing transfer activity will certainly please Sol Campbell, last season's star signing, who insists Pompey need more "serious" fire-power up front to be a force again next term.
Campbell faces competition for his own position at the back from newcomers Distin and Hreidarsson but insists: "The team is good shape but for me the real buzz (about the new season) won't come until I see some serious players up front."
Despite moves to recruit the likes of Sevilla's Fredi Kanoute and Tottenham's Jermain Defoe appearing to be blocked, Campbell has pledged his own future to the club and is ready to fight for his place after recovering from an Achilles injury at the end of last season.
He insists: "I know the club has got to do its deals and it is difficult because everybody wants the top players, but if we can add more strength up front it will make all the difference."
