Alejandro Bedoya nearing MLS move with Philadelphia Union - sources

The Philadelphia Union are in advanced negotiations to bring U.S. national team midfielder Alejandro Bedoya home to Major League Soccer, sources told ESPN.

The Union are aggressively trying to complete the acquisition of Bedoya from FC Nantes in France's Ligue 1 before the MLS transfer window shuts on Wednesday.

Philadelphia sit No. 2 in MLS' current allocation order behind the Chicago Fire, but sources say they're working through the requisite compensation details to put themselves first in line to land Bedoya, who was born in nearby New Jersey.

Bedoya, 29, has spent his entire professional career abroad, emerging as a key figure at Nantes over the past three seasons and a fixture in Jurgen Klinsmann's national team setup with 53 caps after successful stints with clubs in Sweden and Scotland.

In an interview last month with the "Soccer Today" show on ESPN Radio in Dallas (103.3 FM) after the Copa America, Bedoya said he "still obviously prefers to stay in Europe" but did acknowledge at the time that there were "ongoing discussions" about a move to MLS, motivated partly by the desire to raise his young son in the States.

Bedoya signed a contract extension with Nantes in February 2015 that was scheduled to keep him there through the 2018-19 season, but sources say Philadelphia is pushing hard to finalize a move for the midfielder this week as the Union -- currently fourth in the Eastern Conference -- work to solidify their playoff position.