Ivo Pinto (right) in Champions League action with Dinamo Zagreb

Sky Sports News HQ understands that Norwich are close to completing the signing of Dinamo Zagreb's Portuguese defender Ivo Pinto.

The fee is reportedly worth around £2.2m to Dinamo. Norwich have declined the opportunity to comment on the transfer.

The Premier League side are thought to have beaten off competition from Stuttgart and Anderlecht for the 25-year-old right-back, who was part of the Zagreb team that played Arsenal twice in the Champions League this season.

The former Portugal Under-21 international joined Zagreb on a four-year deal from Cluj two years ago.

Speaking in 2013, then Dinamo coach Krunoslav Jurcic said: "He is very solid in defence and he likes to join the attack so we think he will bring us some power on the flank, which is very important in football."