Serie A Perugia on verge of signing female player

PERUGIA could be within a week of becoming the first leading men's football club to sign a female player.

The Serie A club's president, Luciano Gaucci, revealed yesterday negotiations to sign a top Swedish player would get under way next week.

Gaucci said representatives of his club would travel to Sweden next week to negotiate a deal for either Djurgarden's Victoria Svensson or Umea's Hanna Ljungberg.