Renan Lodi arrives in BH and reveals why he chose Atlético-MG

First reinforcement of Atlético-MG in season, Renan Lodi landed at Confins International Airport, in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizontethis Friday morning (26).

The left-back will undergo tests to confirm the signing a five-year contract with the club.

27 years old, spoke about the reasons for choosing Galo. The athlete revealed that he had rejected proposals from abroad to sign with the Minas Gerais club.

“The project that presented it to me and my family as well. It was a difficult decision to make because there were other proposals from outside. The Galo project, as it was presented, the people who went to the house, introduced me and I couldn’t deny it”, these.

The player had been without a club since he unilaterally terminated his contract with Al-Hilal, from Saudi Arabia. This fact even led to a legal dispute between the parties, and the club promises to take “legal measures” against the athlete.

Renan Lodi’s last performance was on July 4, at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Renan Lodi’s career

Revealed by Athletico-PR in 2016, Renan Lodi won the Campeonato Paranaense (2018), the Copa Sudamericana (2019) and the Copa do Brasil (2019) at Furacão. From the Paraná club, he transferred to Atlético de Mardid-ESP, then to Olympique de Marseille-FRA and, finally, to Al-Hilal-SAU. The player also had a loan spell at Nottingham Forest-ING and was called up to .

Now at Atlético-MG, Lodi will compete in the Campeonato Mineiro, the , and the Copa Sudamericana in 2026. The player, in principle, has competition from Guilherme Arana and Caio Paulista at Galo.

However, the first arouses the interest of Fluminense, and the second should return to Palmeiras, the club that holds its federative rights.

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