Emanuele Giaccherini is due to land in Italy today as he puts the finishing touches to his loan move from Sunderland to Bologna.
The former Juventus winger is surplus to requirements at the Stadium of Light and is being allowed to complete a season-long loan switch back to his homeland.
He is due to land in Pisa today and further details of the switch have now emerged.
According to Italian broadcaster Sportitalia, Bologna are paying Sunderland a fee of €250,000 to loan the 30-year-old for the season.
And the Rossoblu will contribute €1m towards the cost of Giaccherini's wages for the time he is in Italy.
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Giaccherini has fallen out of favour at the Stadium of Light under Dick Advocaat, despite boasting an impressive pedigree in having played regularly for Juventus before arriving at Sunderland and being an Italy international.
The former Cesena player will now look to clock up regular first team football in Serie A with Bologna.
He will have just a year left on his contract when he returns to Sunderland next summer.
