The New York Red Bulls are finalizing a deal to sign Uruguay international midfielder Felipe Carballo from Gremio, sources tell GIVEMESPORT.

The deal isn't totally done yet, but close. Carballo would be a designated player.

Carballo, 27, has seven caps with Uruguay. He joined Gremio from Nacional in 2023 and has made 54 appearances for the club. He spent time with Sevilla's second team in Spain as well. Carballo broke through with Nacional and between two stints with the club he won four league titles.

The central midfielder made his senior Uruguay national team debut in 2023. He has appearned in three World Cup qualifiers this cycle but was not part of Uruguay's team at the Copa America.

Carballo would be RBNY's third DP, alongside Emil Forsberg and Dante Vanzier. The summer transfer window in MLS closes on Wednesday.

This summer the club were intent to add a central midfielder following the transfer of Frankie Amaya to Toluca. The club nearly had a deal for Ivory Coast international Jean-Philippe Gbamin, but that deal collapsed after a failed medical, sources say.

The Red Bulls continue to work on a deal to sign a center forward via the U-22 initiative as well.

RBNY sit fourth in the Eastern Conference as they try to load up for the playoffs as well, with teams around them adding as well.