New York, Dec 20: Madonna has reportedly signed paperwork to adopt a four-year-old girl from Malawi - the home country of her adopted son David.

Star Magazine has learnt that the 50-year-old singer will fly to Malawi with Alex Rodriguez to adopt the child.

"She''s hoping to bring the toddler home by early next year," a source told Star Magazine.

According to the New York Daily News, the singer will fly to Malawi to pick up the girl, Mercy James, whose grandparents are unable to care for her.

"It breaks our hearts to know she will leave us, but adoption is best for her," the girl''s grandfather said.

Malawi had not permitted foreign adoptions until Madonna adopted David. (ANI)