Lodi’s (24-year-old) situation has fluctuated a lot over the course of the season. In the first section, being the only pure left side of the squad, hardly counted for Simeone. The winter market brought Reinildo, more competition, which seemed to complicate the Brazilian much more. And the opportunity came the Champions, and Lodi exploded. She grew to the point that he took the place from Carrasco. And the footballer who doubted his continuity now feels important. Y has suitors.
Juventus have had Lodi on their agenda for a long time. Los bianconerosThey even watched their match against Manchester United live at the Metropolitano, where he not only gave an assist, but performed at a high level and drove Lindelöf to despair. the brazilian, solid bet by Andrea Bertatook advantage of Carrasco’s suspension and ended up being a starter in all the round of 16 and quarter-final matches, with goal at Old Trafford included.
Newcastle bet on Lodi
In addition to Juve, Newcastle also follows. Trippier’s team is looking for a left back and in the sports direction of the magpies they debate between give continuity to Matt Targett, on loan from Aston Villa, or Lodi… or put the two together. The Englishman is a more defensive profile than that of the Atletico winger and both could have a place, as long as the club undertakes both operations, which would be costly.
Lodi gave himself the second half of the course to assess what his role would be at Atlético. Simeone has finally given him confidence, in addition to publicly valuing both his work and his involvement, as well as his attitude in bad times, even helping a Reinildo on your arrival. The Brazilian has a contract until 2025 and soon he will not occupy a non-EU position. He is comfortable at Atlético and wants to become strong with Brazil to be in the World Cup. But he also knows that they follow him at Juventus and in Newcastle, which in addition to taking Trippier and loving Lodi, is also following Yannick Carrasco…