Forest agree loan terms for Lucca
Nottingham Forest have agreed loan terms with Napoli for Lorenzo Lucca, according to Sky in Italy, but the striker has not given a final decision over his future and discussions continue.
Pisa his former club are also interested in Lucca and have offered him a chance to stay in Italy so the situation remains in the balance and down to the player.
Forest are therefore also working on other options, some mentioned above, and also including the likes of Evan Ferguson.
Forest have made signing a striker a priority following an injury to Chris Wood and uncertainty over the progress of Arnaud Kalimuendo, who has gone to Germany on loan for his development.
Lucca is a 25-year-old Italy international who is technically on loan at Napoli from Udinese.
However, Napoli hold an obligation to buy him and so would execute that obligation before he would be able to move anywhere else.
Therefore, if Forest do indeed loan him, it would be from Napoli and not Udinese.
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