Highly-rated Crewe Alexandra defender Perry Ng is set to leave the League One club, with manager David Artell revealing that he is on his way to Cardiff City for a medical.
The 24-year-old is out of contract in the summer and is one step closer to stepping up to the second tier of English football, who have been in the market for a right-back even before Arsenal loanee Jordi Osei-Tutu suffered another injury setback.
The Bluebirds' first bid for Crewe's captain was lambasted by Artell, who branded the move 'disgusting', but there has been movement since that transpired and the two clubs have ended up thrashing out a deal.
A graduate of Crewe's academy system, Ng has risen through the ranks to become one of the top full-backs in League One, with his left-sided counterpart Harry Pickering also attracting interest from the Championship.
Whilst it looks like Pickering may stay at Gresty Road, the same cannot be said for Ng, who was available for selection against Plymouth at the weekend but was left out of the squad by Artell with a transfer move at that time a real possibility.
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Ng is departing with the best wishes of Crewe's manager, and by the sounds of it Cardiff are getting a solid player