Why Atalanta have doubts about signing Nottingham Forest’s Nicolo Savona | OneFootball

Serie A side Atalanta can part ways with Marco Palestra soon and this will leave them looking around for a replacement. Nottingham Forest’s Nicolo Savona has emerged as a target but a deal has been posing some concerns.

Tuttomercatoweb report about the full-back, who came through Juventus’ youth academy. 

He is liked quite a bit by Atalanta sporting director Cristiano Guintoli, who saw him from up close during their time together in Turin.

La Dea are keen but they have concerns about the player’s fitness. He picked up a long-term knee injury in the 2025/26 campaign, which is something that Atalanta are considering as a possible drawback before making a formal move. They will soon assess Savona’s fitness before deciding about a deal.

Besides, Atalanta can lose both Palestra and Raoul Bellanova. If only one leaves, they might not need the Nottingham Forest player anymore.

Atalanta’s doubts are reasonable

La Dea are known as very astute recruiters and doubts about Savona are reasonable. Even at Juve, he faced injury worries and this is one reason why he was sold to Nottingham Forest.

Now is a crucial point in his career because of the knee injury. It can define his career, regardless of how it goes in the next few weeks. He will get regular football at either club anyway, so Savona should know that the summer transfer window could be massive for him too.

Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN