The 36-year-old is a familiar face in Spanish football, having previously worn the shirts of Deportivo Alavés, Espanyol and Real Madrid, where he won the Champions League in 2024.
According to journalist Matteo Moretto, both Sassuolo and Torino are prepared to push through a deal for the well-travelled forward, who is now free to negotiate with any club after his contract in Qatar expired.
A move to Italy would represent a fresh chapter for Joselu, whose recent market has been mixed. Deportivo de La Coruña and Porto have both been credited with rejecting approaches on his behalf in the past fortnight, while Valencia have also been linked with an interest in bringing him back to LaLiga on a low-cost, high-experience deal. The striker's camp appears to be casting a wide net as he searches for a return to European football to close out his career, with reported wage demands, including agent commissions on any signing bonus, understood to be a complicating factor for potential Serie A suitors.
Joselu's spell at Real Madrid was the standout of his career, arriving on loan from Espanyol before making the move permanent and playing a key role in the club's 2023-24 Champions League and LaLiga double.
He also won the European Championship with Spain in 2024, adding to a résumé that includes spells at Stoke City, Newcastle United, Hannover 96 and TSG Hoffenheim earlier in his career.
Whichever destination Joselu chooses, it is likely to be his final club before retirement, with the forward keen to end his playing days in Europe rather than extend his career further afield.
His departure from Qatar closes out a two-year spell at Al-Gharafa, where he won the Qatar Cup and remained a productive scorer well into his mid-thirties, a body of work that has kept him firmly on the radar of clubs across the continent.