Cathal Heffernan closing in on a move to Serie A side Verona

The Cork native could also be joined by his Republic of Ireland underage team-mate Kevin Zefi.

MY VERONA: Cathal Heffernan is set for a new challenge in Italy.

Cathal Heffernan is closing in on a move to Serie A side Verona, the Irish Examiner understands.

The Republic of Ireland underage international spent the last year and a half in the AC Milan academy but it is believed he is now set to join their Italian top tier rivals, who just avoided relegation to Serie B last term.