This rumor didn’t take long to start more fully germinating: Jefferson Savarino has confirmed that he’s set to join Real Salt Lake and that he’s in the middle of the visa process.

Related RSL linked with Venezuelan winger Jefferson Savarino

The news came from Venezuelan outlet Conexión Goleadora, who tweeted quotes from an on-air interview with the 20-year-old winger. Only last night, rumors started appearing on Twitter that Savarino was linked with two MLS clubs, Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City.

.@Zulia_FC @QSavarino10: "Yo estoy muy contento, feliz por todo lo que dios me ha dado. Ahora mismo estoy con los tramites de visa" — Conexión Goleadora (@ConexGoleadora) May 3, 2017

.@Zulia_FC @QSavarino10 @QSavarino10: "Con el favor de dios, en los próximos días llegaré a Estados Unidos. Estoy muy feliz y eso es lo más importante" — Conexión Goleadora (@ConexGoleadora) May 3, 2017

We’ve reached out to RSL Communications for comment, but as usual, this is not the sort of thing they’d comment on until a deal was finished. However, if this is really in the visa process, we have plenty of reasons to think this one’s far along right now.

Time will tell how this one shakes out, but it’s sure looking a lot closer to being done than last night — especially with multiple outlets from Venezuela reporting the move.