Joe Bevan's imminent arrival could be the start of "a relatively busy" January transfer window for Dundee, hopes manager Steven Pressley.
The forward, 21, is joining from Burnley, having previously played in his native Scotland with Albion Rovers. Bevan was loaned to Carlisle United by Burnley a year ago.
"We hope to conclude the deal today, which would bring him into the reckoning tomorrow," Pressley said before Saturday's trip to face Dundee United.
"We're really excited to have him on board. He's what I would consider to be a club signing, in the sense that he's a signing made more for the longer term than the short term, although I think he can make an impact short term.
"The big thing I want to stress is that he's probably a player we would have looked to recruit more in the summer but because of the circumstance around him - and the interest in him - we had to move much quicker than expected.
"He's a player that we see having big potential. He's quick, he's got really good movement, he's got great athleticism and he's got the ability not only to score, but to eliminate in one-to-one situations, so I think he very much fits what style of football we're trying to create."
And Pressley said of changing his squad: "I hope we're relatively busy.
"It's a really difficult month to try and acquire the targets that you set out, but we certainly hope we can bring some players in, as well as several players moving out."
Dundee are up to ninth in the Scottish Premiership after festive wins over Falkirk and Kilmarnock.
"It's really exciting," said Pressley. "Dundee United are in a rich vein of form, but we're quietly confident.
"We've improved in recent games and had a couple of really good positive results but we're also aware of just how good a side Dundee United are so it's going to take a real top performance for us going to Tannadice to get anything from this game."
