In the first nine years of his professional career, Ciro Immobile played for seven different clubs in Italy, Borussia Dortmund in Germany, and Sevilla in Spain. He struggled to find himself for years until he joined Lazio in 2016.Since arriving at Stadio Olimpico, Immobile has started reaching the heights he knew he could. In eight years with the Eagles, he won Coppa Italia in 2019 and Supercoppa Italiana in 2017 and 2019. However, his individual performances far exceeded his team accolades.Unprecedented Serie A carousel: More than half of clubs change bossesHe was the Serie A capocannoniere thrice (2018, 2020, and 2022) – four times, including the 2013/2014 season with Torino – and became Lazio’s all-time leading scorer with 207 goals and eighth all-time appearance-maker with 340 games. Moreover, he is the eighth top scorer on Serie A’s eternal list.Considering his legacy in Rome, many were surprised when the 34-year-old Immobile decided to take on a new challenge far from the Boot and join the Turkish side Besiktas last July. He had an excellent time in Turkey, was welcomed like a king in Istanbul, and bagged 19 goals in 41 matches this season.But something was wrong. That wasn’t his home. That wasn’t where he belonged.🚨 Immobile close to joining Bologna! 🔵🔴📝 1-year contract + option for a second— Di Marzio reports pic.twitter.com/kDeM9f9OXf— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) June 28, 2025 Hence, the information from Italy, announced by one of the most renowned Italian journalists, Gianluca Di Marzio, does not shock anyone – Ciro Immobile is on the verge of returning to Serie A! But not to Lazio. Instead, he’ll join the 2025 Coppa Italia winners, Bologna, and try helping Vincenzo Italiano’s crew both in domestic competitions and the UEFA Europa League.Immobile will reportedly sign a one-year deal with the Rossoblu with an option for an extension to one additional season, but, knowing him, he won’t need more than a couple of weeks to get used to Italian football all over again.When Gennaro Gattuso was appointed as the new Italy head coach, he said he counted on all available players. If Immobile reaches his old form, the strategist won’t need to look far to find the starting striker.##NAJAVA_MECA_8995835##
