Alberto Gilardino is set for a permanent return to Italy after a spending a year contracted to Chinese champion Guangzhou Evergrande.
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini confirmed Italy international striker Alberto Gilardino has agreed to join the Serie A side, though Arsenal forward Joel Campbell will not be following suit.
Gilardino moved to Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande last July but spent the second half of the 2014-15 season on loan at Fiorentina.
The 33-year-old is now poised for a move to the Sicily region as Palermo irons out the final details with Evergrande.
"Gilardino has agreed to come," Zamparini told Radio Sportiva.