Exclusive: Nottingham Forest may negotiate Lodi fee with Atletico

Jacque Talbot

• Updated: 21 Mar 2023 15:52 GMT
• 3 min read

Exclusive

Renan Lodi’s future at Nottingham Forest largely depends on their Premier League status next season - but the club still may negotiate a fee down of what was agreed, FootballTransfers understands.

Sources have told us that Lodi, who is still being watched by Newcastle following links last year, remains very much committed to the Midlands club and that he hopes to remain in the Premier League for the foreseeable.

The issue is around whether Forest stay up this season - but even if they do, it is thought that they may even try and negotiate down the fee they had agreed with Atletico Madrid last summer.

As we broke last year, Lodi moved to Forest in an option-to-buy deal worth €30 million - while €5m was paid to the Spanish club in August for the initial loan.

Forest will need to assess their options over whether they have the money to activate the clause in full even if they do survive this season.

There have been talks that Forest will try and get a fee south of the €30m to contend with Financial Fair Play rules among other things.

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If they fail to get the rate lowered, the side still may look to activate the clause but Lodi’s displays may impact on this.

Lodi is indeed under the watch of Newcastle, but Kieran Tierney is the main target for that side.

Lodi on Forest using more Brazilian players

The defender recently revealed that he spoke to manager Steve Cooper about playing more of the Brazilian contingent in the side.

"I went to talk to the coach about that too. I asked why Danilo and Scarpa weren't getting opportunities, and it was more a matter of adaptation," Lodi told ESPN Brasil.

"What he gave me, I passed on to them too. But Scarpa is training well, he has a good head. It's more a matter of adaptation.

"The pair arrived in January and had little time to work and show their football.

“It was all crazy. It was the same for me too. It's about having a good head because soon they will be helping us here."