The 28-year-old has also played for Inter Milan, Cagliari (where he enjoyed the most successful spell of his career), Lecce and Pro Sesto.
His agent is now trying to arrange a move abroad for him and he is apparently already in negotiations with Bayern Munich.
But ourselves, Birmingham City and Rangers are all reportedly keen to speak to the player as an immediate solution to defensive problems.
This is one rumour that we won't have to wait too long to find out the conclusion to, as the player is keen to be fixed up as soon as possible.
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