Lodi, the danger that hangs over Atlético in the summer market

The Atletico Madrid He has in mind a transfer market as calm as possible, without shocks or setbacks. But that is almost an impossible dream considering how the situation is and what happened in other courses. The unexpected departure of players from the squad is always a shadow that hangs over the configuration of the projects.

And in this case, the name that flies over this next market is that of Renan Lodi. The Brazilian lateral can be one of the exits of the Atlético, he is not comfortable with his role, several important European teams want him and he wants a change of scenery. So says the Brazilian journalist Andre Hernanwhich indicates that the player’s entourage is planning a meeting this week with the Newcastleone of the clubs interested in the player.

Although the conversion of the player indoors was an incentive for the young footballer to regain minutes and prominence, the end of the season, displaced again, has made the same thoughts return to his head that he already had in the winter market, when was seen outside Atlético with the arrival of reinildo.

The player has a contract until 2025 and a termination clause of 60 million euros. The mattress club has no intention of negotiating for him and refers to the freedom letter, but is aware that he may have to face that the footballer may want to change scenery.

LOSS OF PROTAGONISM

Lodi understands that he has to have more prominence, especially in an upcoming season in which his presence in the Qatar World Cup, where you want to be yes or yes. This season he has played 1,851 minutes in 42 games, but only 19 of them as a starter, with four goals and five assists. Of the last eight games, he only started three of them and only completed one. Before that he had linked a stretch of games with seven starts in eight games, in which he scored three goals.

The other of the suitors that has been sounding in recent months is the Juventus de Turin, although in his case it happens that if he resists paying for Alvaro Morata the 35 million euros that had been set in the purchase clause, in the Atlético They believe that it would be the height of cynicism if they tried to negotiate for the Brazilian side.