Bahia, Udinese reach agreement for transfer of Pablo Armero

No longer will Pablo Armero be parading up and down the left flanks of Serie A.

On Saturday, Esporte Clube Bahia announced an agreement was reached with Udinese Calcio for Armero to join the Brazilian club on a definitive transfer. The Colombian left-back was in Salvador, Brazil to undergo medical examinations Friday. His contract runs for one season with the option of a second.

For Armero, who turned 30 in November, the transfer marks his third spell in Brazilian football. A product of America de Cali, he joined Palmeiras in 2009 and donned Flamengo's colours in 2015, the latter being part of a loan deal involving Udinese.

Although Armero no longer forms the base of Colombia's squad, he was an integral part of Los Cafeteros' run to the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup, scoring the national team's first goal of the tournament in a 3-0 victory over Greece and offering rampant support from deep each time he stepped on the pitch.