Juventus are closing in on the signing of Tomas Rincon from Genoa with the midfielder undergoing a medical in Turin.
Juve tweeted a picture of Rincon, 28, arriving at their J Medical facilities adjoining the Juventus Stadium on Thursday.
The Venezuela captain is set to become the Bianconeri's first signing in January.
Tomas #Rincon has arrived in Turin! Medical now underway for the Venezuelan! pic.twitter.com/3iEjqNTfib
- JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) December 29, 2016
Rincon has started 16 of Genoa's 18 Serie A games so far this season, continuing his record as an ever-present -- when fit -- since moving from Hamburg on a free transfer in 2014. He has made a total of 78 Serie A appearances in addition to the 106 times he played in the Bundesliga for HSV.
Juve head into 2017 with a four-point advantage over Roma at the top of Serie A with a game in hand over their rivals, while they will face Porto in the round of 16 in the Champions League.