Nottingham Forest are keen on signing Napoli’s Lorenzo Lucca in the winter market and have already made concrete efforts.
At the weekend, Gianluca Di Marzio reported Sean Dyche’s side have reached an agreement in principle with Napoli. It was for a loan deal with an option to buy.
Two days ago, Il Mattino covered the meeting between the 25-year-old’s entourage and Nottingham Forest. His former club, Pisa, are looking to sign him on loan this month.
TuttoMercatoWeb now covers Pisa’s interest in a temporary move until the end of the season and provide the latest.
According to them, Sevilla have entered the race to sign Italy international in January.
He struggled for a prominent role under Antonio Conte this season. To put it in context, he played 595 minutes from 23 matches, scoring two goals.
TMW state the attacker’s immediate future will certainly be away from the Serie A side. Their plan is to part ways with him and look for another centre forward. The Naples club have identified Hellas Verona’s Giovane Santana do Nascimento as a target.
Nottingham Forest get closer
Lucca’s situation at Napoli has seen the Andalusian club step forward. They have made initial contact to assess the feasibility of securing his services in January.
Sevilla may not be successful as the Italian’s future seems to be in the Premier League where Nottingham Forest are in the ‘pole position’.
According to the report, the Reds are on the ‘verge of reaching an agreement’ for him to arrive at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest will sign him on loan with an option to buy set at €35m. They will pay €1m in loan fee.
TMW state Thursday could be decisive for the ‘final white smoke’. In other words, Dyche’s side could find a total agreement for Lucca’s transfer in the next few hours.
