Official: Bologna sign 35-year-old Immobile after Besiktas spell | OneFootball

Bologna have officially announced the signing of 35-year-old former Lazio captain Ciro Immobile after his one-year spell in Turkey with Besiktas.

Official: Immobile joins Bologna

The 57-time Italy international has put pen to paper on an initial one-year contract with an option for an additional 12 months, which could tie him to the Rossoblu until the summer of 2027.

Immobile spent the 2024-25 season in the Turkish Super Lig with Besiktas, where he scored 19 goals across all competitions as his side finished the league season in fourth place, behind Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Samsunspor.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – AUGUST 3: Ciro Immobile of Besiktas celebrates after scoring his tam’s first goal during the Turkish Super League match between Galatasaray and Besiktas at Ataturk Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ahmad Mora/Getty Images)

Immobile had originally signed a two-year contract with Besiktas in the summer of 2024, but terminated his contract by mutual consent earlier this summer in order to secure a return to Serie A.

Bologna will be the fifth different Serie A club that Immobile has signed for, following previous spells with Juventus, Genoa, Torino and Lazio.

As things stand, Immoble sits in eighth place in the list of all-time Serie A top goalscorers with a tally of 201 from 353 top flight appearances.

He requires four more to draw level with the legendary Roberto Baggio in seventh on 205 goals, eight to draw level with Antonio Di Natale in sixth on 209 and 15 to draw level with both Giuseppe Meazza and Jose Altafini in joint-fourth, both on 216 Serie A goals.