Red Star Belgrade midfielder Segundo Castillo claims he is set to sign for Blackburn.
The Ecuador international's agent revealed last month that he had opened talks with Rovers, and the player has now said he is heading for Ewood Park on a reported three-year deal for a fee of 7.5million euros (£6million).
The 26-year-old: "This is a very interesting step for my career because I will have the chance to be near the big teams.
"I am very happy I am going to play in the Premier League and what makes me very happy as well is that I have been told that the coach of Blackburn (Paul Ince) has insisted on signing me, and that gives me confidence.
"Next week I will be travelling to England. I hope to play well and open even more doors to more players of my country."
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He is a super player, blackburn for 08/09, Chelsea for 09/10 and onwards
I hope it all works out well for him. He's served Red Star well.
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