Sevilla have confirmed that defender Martin Caceres is set to join Serie A league leaders Juventus.
La Liga club Sevilla announced on Thursday the Uruguay international will sign for the Juve after undergoing a medical in Turin.
The Turin-based club have agreed to pay an initial 1.5 million euros to take Caceres on loan for the remainder of the season, before purchasing the player outright for 8 million euros in the close season, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport
The signing of the 24-year-old, who has been capped 38 times by his country, means there will be no room left in Antonio Conte’s squad for another of the club’s reported South American targets, Porto’s Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarin, due to the two-foreigner rule in Italian football.
It is believed Caceres’ signing will not prompt Leonardo Bonucci to seek a move away from Juve before the close of the transfer window, despite the arrival of more competition for a first-team place.
Meanwhile, Sevilla have also announced that Emiliano Armenteros has travelled to Madrid for a medical ahead of his proposed move to Rayo Vallecano.
