( CNN ) -- World Cup stars Bruno Alves and Miguel Veloso are poised to leave Portugal for new clubs in Russia and Italy . Defender Alves , who played in all of Portugal 's games in South Africa , will join Zenit St. Petersburg subject to passing a medical after his club Porto agreed a fee of $ 29 million . The 28-year-old must also negotiate personal terms , Porto said in a website statement on Tuesday . He has been at Porto , who finished third in the Portuguese league last season , since 2001 but has only been a first-team regular for the past five years . Zenit , the 2007 Russian champions and winners of the the UEFA Cup the following year , were also third in their league . Meanwhile , Veloso will leave Sporting Lisbon and join Genoa in a deal worth a reported $ 12 million , which will rise with various clauses . The 24-year-old played twice at the World Cup , where Portugal lost in the second round to neighbors and eventual champions Spain . He follows fellow midfielder Joao Moutinho in leaving Sporting , following that player 's $ 14 million switch to Porto , with Genoa 's Spanish midfielder Alberto Zapater moving to Lisbon . `` Sporting have reached an agreement in principle with Genoa for the transfer of Miguel Veloso and the acquisition of Alberto Zapater , with the consent of both players , '' Sporting said in a statement on Tuesday . Meanwhile , English champions Chelsea will sign Brazil defender Ramires from Portuguese league winners Benfica according to several British media reports . The 23-year-old is due to have a medical before signing a four-year contract by the end of this week , claimed the Daily Mail newspaper .
Zenit St. Petersburg defender Porto to have medical at Russian club Benfica . Chelsea agree a transfer fee of $ 29 million for the 28-year-old World Cup star . Bruno Alves agree to sell Portugal midfielder Miguel Veloso to Italy 's Genoa . English champions Chelsea linked with move for Benfica 's Brazil defender Ramires .