Last season, Renan Lodi was on loan at Nottingham Forest, who decided against paying €30m to Atlético Madrid to make his stay permanent.
A month ago, Marca said the Tricky Trees still want to buy the left-back but aren’t ready to meet the €30m fee demanded by the La Liga side. Apart from Nottingham Forest, Benfica and Marseille are also keen.
Atlético now seem to have lowered the asking price.
Monday’s AS states the 25-year-old has started training with Los Rojiblancos, even though he’s not included in Diego Simeone’s plans.
Although Benfica are in the mix, AS say Steve Cooper’s side are the ‘only club with the capacity to undertake the operation’.
The report explains that Lodi impressing in England last season, coupled with the good relationship between Nottingham Forest and Atlético, ‘gives rise to optimism’ of another deal for the fullback.
Furthermore, Mundo Deportivo also state Nottingham Forest [and Benfica] could be ‘good destinations’ for the South American as they can pay close to €20m fee requested by Simone’s side.
