Patrick Bamford has confirmed Chelsea and Middlesbrough are in talks to extend his loan spell at the Riverside.
The striker is due to return to Stamford Bridge in January but Jose Mourinho gave him the green light to remain on Teesside earlier this month.
He has scored five goals in the last six games for Boro and although he admits the paperwork is yet to be filed, Bamford expects an extension will be sorted soon.
“Things haven’t been tied up, the paperwork’s not been done,” he said. “I think it was about just before the Blackburn game on the Friday, Eddie Newton (Chelsea’s development coach) came up, which they do every so often, every couple of months, just to check how everything is, and just to go over my games and welfare.
“Before he arrived I sat down with the gaffer (Karanka), looked through some of my (video) clips and told him that I wanted to stay until the end of the season, seeing how I am enjoying life here and to stay would make me happy, so I think they are on the case now pushing it towards Chelsea.
“It’s also come out that the gaffer at Chelsea, Mourinho, is really happy with me being here as well. So I think it’s just finalising the details now, which shouldn’t be hard.”
Bamford is in line to feature for Middlesbrough tomorrow against Derby, where he spent last season on loan under Steve McClaren.
