Roma icon Daniele de Rossi's move to Boca Juniors will be confirmed at the end of this week.

ll Romanista reports on July 24th, on his birthday, he will leave for South America with an Alitalia flight scheduled for 9:45 pm.

De Rossi will sign a season-long contract with Boca after deciding not to retire

The midfield veteran was released by Roma last month.

His deal with Boca will carry a break option should an offer from Italy manager Roberto Mancini arrive for the managerial staff.