A fee believed to be around £2.5million has been agreed for the player described as the new 'Batistuta', and he is due in Birmingham to undergo a medical and sign a five-year contract.
Speaking after today’s training session at the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpa, Blues boss Steve Bruce told the Birmingham Evening Mail: “We have agreed a fee with Luciano’s club and he is due in for a medical and talks with Karren Brady.
"He’s someone I believe will be a terrific signing for us. He’s just broken into the full national side and, with players like Batistuta, Crespo and Lopez around, you’ve got to be pretty good to do that.
“What I like about the kid is that he’s an out-and-out goalscorer. He wants to score goals. In the last game of the season he scored five against Boca Juniors, who were just pipped to the Argentine championship.”