Transfer Watch: Udinese's Antonio Di Natale reportedly receives offer from MLS team

Transfer Watch: Antonio Di Natale

One of the Italian Serie A's most lethal goal scorers could be on his way to MLS.


Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale, who has 188 goals in 350 appearances with the club, is reportedly contemplating a move to North America after a long career in Italy.



According to a report in the Italian soccer blog GianlucaDimarzio.com, before the close of the European transfer window on Monday there was an MLS club which made an offer for the former Italian national team striker, who was the Serie A’s leading scorer in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. The report claims it was a two-year, $8 million deal, but it does not name a team.


The 37-year-old Di Natale, who has 42 career caps and 11 goals for the Italian national team, has previously indicated that the current Serie A campaign would be his final one with the bianconeri of Udinese.


Prior to Udinese, he played with Empoli, where he started his professional career, from 1996 to 2004, scoring 49 goals in 158 games.