Dodô, 19, trialled at Manchester United in 2010 who are widely believed to have taken a first-option agreement on the player, but it is now reported in Italy that Roma have agreed terms for a move in July.
Corriere dello Sport report that the full-back’s signing will be announced in the coming weeks, leaving Corinthians to collect only a meagre training compensation for the Brazil Under-20 international.
The tall, speedy defender spent last season on-loan at Bahia, eventually ousting the highly-rated Avine from the first-team before picking up a serious knee-injury in November.
Expected to return to action in May, Dodô also has a Portuguese passport which will allow Roma to import another non-EU player in the summer should they wish.
