AJ Soares is set to join Italian club Hellas Verona from New England Revolution according to reports.
The 26-year old defender has reportedly completed a move to the Serie A club with KICKTV's Jimmy Conrad posting on Twitter that the deal had been done.
Congrats to @AjSoares and his agent @mikegartlan for wheeling and dealing a move to Hellas Verona and the Serie A! Buona fortuna, my friend!
— Jimmy Conrad (@JimmyConrad) December 15, 2014
Soares joined the Revs via the 2011 MLS SuperDraft in 2011 and has amassed over 100 MLS appearances since arriving in Foxborough.
The California-born Soares, who holds an Italian passport, Soares will become the fourth American player to play in Italy's top flight following Michael Bradley (AS Roma), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan) and Alexi Lalas (Padova).
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