A price has been agreed for the 22-year-old Cape Verde worldwide centre-forward.
Boss Jim Goodwin confirmed the Dons are ‘very shut’ to creating Lopes the seventh signing of a summer time rebuild.
Aberdeen hope to finish the signing of Benfica striker Luis Lopes inside the subsequent 48 hours.
In the meantime, Goodwin hailed summer time signing Ylber Ramadani as a ‘chief’ following a powerful debut.
Albanian worldwide Ramadani made his lengthy awaited debut within the 2-0 Premier Sports activities Cup victory towards Dumbarton.
Ramadani was signed in a £100,000 switch from Hungarian membership MTK Budapest on June 8.
Nevertheless the midfielder needed to wait 5 weeks for his Dons debut as a result of Brexit crimson tape within the processing of his visa.
Goodwin mentioned: “Lopes is a participant we like and negotiations are ongoing.
“I believe we’re very near having the ability to announce one thing however it’s not fairly accomplished.
“It’s just like the (Lewis) Ferguson factor the place medicals must be handed and different bits of crimson tape have to be accomplished.
“It is vitally shut and I might hope within the subsequent 48 hours we’d have some constructive information on that one.”
The Reds beat off competitors from various golf equipment throughout Europe to land Ramadani, Goodwin’s first signing of the summer time.
Ramadani lastly arrived within the Granite Metropolis on Sunday evening and made his delayed debut towards League 2 part-timers Dumbarton.
He pitched in with an help for the second purpose, scored by Matty Kennedy.
Goodwin mentioned: “You noticed the management qualities Ylber brings to the group.
