NOTTINGHAM Forest hope to land Tom Ince in the next 24 hours, in time for him to face Huddersfield on Saturday.
Stuart Pearce has already made contact with Hull City boss Steve Bruce, who is willing to let the winger out on loan to gain some match fitness.
Any deal would initially be for a month, but the Championship club could look to extend it beyond that, to up to 93-days.
The 22-year-old will be well known to Pearce, having been part of the England under-21 set up.
Ince, who had a spell on loan at Notts County early in his career, only joined the Tigers in the summer, but has struggled to pin down a regular first team place, starting only four games for the Premier League club, the last of which was in the Capital One Cup last month.
Ince remains part of Bruce's long-term plans, but the Tigers' boss is willing to allow the player to join Forest to gain match fitness.
Ince's best spell came at Blackpool, where he scored 31 league goals in 100 appearances for the club.
Hull are actually yet to agree a fee for the player, who joined them on a Bosman transfer in the summer, upon the expiry of his contract.
As he is only 22, Blackpool will be due compensation over the move.
But, in the short-term, Ince's future seems likely to be at the City Ground, as boss Pearce looks to bring an end to a frustrating run of seven Championship games without a win.
Forest's players are not set to train tomorrow, so there is no pressure to get the deal done immediately.
But the club do hope to tie up the move in time for Ince to be involved in a pre-planned open training session at the City Ground on Thursday.
