End of the road: Benfica miss out on Lorenzo Lucca | OneFootball

There is already white smoke regarding the future of Lorenzo Lucca. According to new information, the Italian striker will leave Napoli and head to England to become Nottingham Forest’s winter signing. It should be noted that Benfica, led by Rui Costa, had already given up on the deal for the Italian.

The confirmation came from Fabrizio Romano, who reported that the English team succeeded in convincing the player to move to the Premier League, since Lucca intended to stay in Italy, despite wanting to leave Napoli. Pisa, who were interested in signing him, were left empty-handed.

In the same post, made on the social network X, formerly Twitter, the specialist shared details about the deal. Apparently, Nottingham Forest will pay around 1 million euros for the loan of the former Benfica target, until the end of the current season. The same contract includes a purchase clause which, with variables, could reach up to 40 million euros.

It is worth remembering that Benfica had already dropped out of the deal. Thus, in recent days, the national press, namely the newspaper Record, reported Benfica’s interest in Jeff Ekhator, an Italian striker who has been making a name for himself at Genoa, where he has been a regular choice.

This season, playing for Napoli, Lorenzo Lucca — valued at 25 million euros — has played 23 official matches: 16 in Serie A, five in the Champions League, one in the Super Cup, and one in the Italian Cup. In the 595 minutes played, the striker, who has a contract valid until June 2028, scored two goals.

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