Italy striker Immobile set for Paris FC switch

Italy forward Ciro Immobile will join Paris FC from Bologna after the Ligue 1 club failed in an attempt to sign Edin Dzeko, said a source close to the negotiations.

The 35-year-old Immobile is due to undergo a medical on Sunday, giving Paris FC a proven top-flight goalscorer after Dzeko opted to move to Schalke last week.

Immobile has been limited to nine appearances for Bologna this season because of a thigh injury. He returned to Serie A in the summer after a year at Besiktas.

He shares the record for most goals in a Serie A season, scoring 36 times for Lazio in 2019-20 to equal the mark set by Gonzalo Higuain four years earlier.

Immobile, a Euro 2020 winner with Italy, is Lazio's all-time leading scorer with 207 goals in 340 games. 

He has 17 goals in 57 caps at international level but has not played for Italy in over two years.

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