The 33-year-old had enjoyed his loan spell in Serie A with Como last season, with the Lariani pushing to make it permanent throughout the summer. However, with various limitations on their squad list in the Champions League, this proved too difficult to achieve.

Multiple sources, including Sky Sport Italia, Fabrizio Romano, Sportitalia and Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, have confirmed that Parma were able to make it work and provided a winning proposal to both the player and Fenerbahce. As a result, Diego Carlos will fly out for a medical test in Italy on Monday to sign the contract.