Highly rated defender Andrea Barzagli is on the verge of leaving Palermo for Fiorentina, according to his agent.
The 27-year-old, who has 21 Azzurri caps to his name, is keen to quit the Rosanero after a season of underachievement.
And it seems that Fiorentina are ready to pounce as they look to strengthen ahead of next season’s Champions League quest.
“The two clubs have come to an agreement,” Barzagli’s representative Claudio Orlandini told Tuttomercatoweb.
“Now it’s just down to my client to agree personal terms with the Viola.
“I can confirm that Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg are also interested and ready to make bigger offers, but Andrea only wants to play for Fiorentina.
“The difference between what we are asking for and the club’s offer is trivial and we will meet tomorrow in the hope of agreeing the deal before Barzagli goes to Coverciano for Italy’s pre-Euro 2008 camp.”
Sources suggest that just £100,000 is separating Barzagli and Fiorentina with the defender asking for around £1m per season for five years.