"We will conclude everything soon. He has already had the necessary medical examinations, talked with some of his new team-mates and has been impressed by what Rafael Benitez had to say to him," said Juninho Parmigiani, Cavalieri's agent.
"I have spoken and he has completed the examinations and is very happy. There are some clauses still being discussed but nothing that can block the deal," said Palmerias' sporting director Toninho Cecilio.