Hamed Traore, who claims to be the brother of Sunderland star Amad Diallo, is on the verge of a move to Bournemouth.
The Cherries, as per 90min, have agreed a fee with Sassuolo for the central midfielder, who is two years older than Amad.
Whether or not they are biological brothers, though, was the centrepiece of a high profile investigation n Italy on the alleged trafficking of footballers from Africa to Italy.
Amad and Hamed Traore both arrived in Italy from the Ivory Coast in 2015, with Amad signing for Atalanta and Traore with Empoli.
However, they both found themselves under investigation after allegations were made that the couple claiming to be their parents when they came to Italy were not actually related to them at all.
It was at that point that the suspicions arose that they were not brothers either, and the whole thing was part of an illegal people trafficking operation.
''We have a system in this country where family members can come into the country on a family visa and that's how both brothers came here ten years ago on a family visa from the Ivory Coast,” chief prosecutor Alfonso D'Avino said at the time.
''However, we have since had information that the people who claim to be their parents may not in fact be their parents and they may not even be brothers.
''What is important to underline is that neither of the brothers are suspected of any criminality as they would both have been minors - it is the people who brought them into Italy on a family visa that...
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