The Brazilian left winger has a contract with Atlético de Madrid, but this season he was loaned to Nottingham Forest, from the English League.
Renan Lodi stood out in Brazil, playing for Athletico Paranaense, where he was coached by Fabiano Soares.
The former Estoril coach, this Wednesday morning in an interview in TSFHe guarantees that Renan Lodi is better than Grimaldo, “because he had to learn to defend with Diego Simeone. He already attacked very well, he was spectacular, now defensively he has grown a lot with the experience in Spain, and now also in England”. Fabian Soares said.
For the former Athletico Paranaense coach, Renan Lodi “is much more of a player now than before, I honestly believe that he is better than Grimaldo, and for that reason he would manage to improve the Benfica squad”.
The Brazilian coach points to Renan Lodi as a player with a future in the defense of the Brazilian team. “He is a possible starter for the Canarinha, and even he could have started in the last World Cup, because the defenders who went to Qatar were not in good physical shape.”
Fabiano Soares remembers a young man from Athletico Paranaense who wants to learn, “he is a boy who takes great care of himself and if he comes to Benfica he will combine business with pleasure, especially since the red club manages to stand out and give the players a stage”.
The businessman Pablo Miranda has also admitted that, for Renan Lodi, Benfica would be an ideal scenario. In these statements to the newspaper Record, Pablo Miranda adds that it is impossible for the player to return to Brazil.
Renan Lodi has a contract with Atl. Madrid until 2026. In 2019, the ‘colchoneros’ paid more than 20 million to Atlético Paranaense.
This season, while on loan at Nottingham Forest, Renan Lodi made 31 appearances, scoring one goal and providing one assist.
Source: TSF
