Brazilian Mariano to swap Bordeaux for Sevilla

The Ligue 1 club said in a tweet that the 29-year-old would move to Spain pending a medical with last season's Europa League winners.

Sources close to Bordeaux said Sevilla would pay a little over three million euros ($3.25m, £2m) for the former Fluminense defender, who has a year remaining on his contract.

Sevilla, who will feature in this season's Champions League, have been busy in the transfer market recently, having already signed French midfielder Steven Nzonzi from Stoke City for 9.7 million euros this week and added Italian striker Ciro Immobile on loan from Borussia Dortmund.

Last week they signed Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka from Dnipro, the team Sevilla beat in May's Europa League final, while French defender Adil Rami has also arrived from AC Milan.

However, they have sold Aleix Vidal to Barcelona, Stephane Mbia to Trabzonspor and striker Carlos Bacca to Milan.