Newcastle United target Atletico Madrid defender with a replacement already lined up

Newcastle United person reportedly targetted Atletico Madrid left-back Renan Lodi successful the summertime transportation window, with the Spanish broadside already eyeing up Johan Mohica arsenic a replacement.

The Magpies added Matt Targett to their broadside successful January successful a indebtedness determination from Aston Villa, and the defender has been highly awesome for Eddie Howe’s side, having racked up 12 Premier League appearances to assistance the broadside retired of the relegation portion and into the apical half.

But, beyond the summer, his aboriginal is uncertain, and Goal Spain study that Newcastle volition inactive beryllium connected the hunt for idiosyncratic to run connected the left-flank, and that Brazilian Renan Lodi fits that bill.

He is improbable to travel cheap, however, with Lodi inactive having 2 years near connected his declaration and a merchandise clause of 60 cardinal euros, they claim.

‘The Brazilian has a declaration until 2025 and a clause of 60 million, but helium is 1 of the marketplace objectives of Newcastle United and Juventus’, the study states.

Meanwhile, they volition besides person to person the 24-year-old to springiness up European football, though the existent Brazilian contingent astatine the nine could assistance with that.

‘Lodi is blessed successful Madrid, but his terms has skyrocketed aft his bully performances successful the Champions League and it is recognized successful the Metropolitan offices that offers volition travel for him this summer’, the study adds.

And Atletico whitethorn person already recovered their replacement, successful the signifier of Johan Mojica of Elche, with the nine reportedly having a first-refusal enactment connected the 29 twelvemonth old.

The Colombian defender has travel up with 2 goals and 5 assists successful 31 La Liga outings, and according to Blu Radio, ‘there is already a pre-agreement betwixt the footballer and the rojiblanca entity for adjacent season.’

The determination would let a tidy nett connected the awesome Renan Lodi.