Reports in Italy claim the Socceroo veteran is set to sign off the deal to be reunited with former coach Walter Zenga, who Bresciano played under at his previous club Palermo.

The move comes after a career spent entirely in Italy since the age of 19 when he left Carlton to join Empoli in 1999. That was followed by stints with Parma, Palermo before joining Lazio last season.

He had been linked with a move to the Middle East last year until the opportunity at Lazio came up but his first team opportunities were limited at the Rome side.

Bresciano, 31, featured in both Australia's 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns but has not featured for the Socceroos since the South Afriuca tournament.

There has recently been a string of Australian players to join clubs in the oil-rich Middle East on lucrative contracts only to struggle to tie down a first team place.

Some are said to have been released with the remainder of their contracts paid out in full by the big spending clubs.