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Nottingham Forest have stepped up their pursuit of Fiorentina right-back Dod\u00f4, with fresh reports from Brazil claiming the Premier League club have now opened negotiations after initial contact.<\/strong><\/p>\n We covered claims from Italy on Wednesday that both Forest and Newcastle United had made enquiries<\/strong> for the Brazilian as Fiorentina prepared for his departure.<\/p>\n Now, Brazil\u2019s RTI Sport<\/strong> state Forest have moved beyond that stage and are in discussions with the Serie A side over a deal.<\/p>\n The report adds there is no agreement yet, but there is optimism that talks could progress in the coming days.<\/p>\n According to RTI Esporte, Dod\u00f4 has told Fiorentina he has no intention of renewing his contract, which expires in 2027.<\/p>\n That leaves the Italian club weighing up a sale this summer rather than risking his value falling further as he approaches the final year of his deal.<\/p>\n There is also a difference in valuation between the latest reports. While ViolaNews indicated Fiorentina were seeking \u20ac16m-17m (\u00a313.9m-14.8m), the Brazilian outlet claims the asking price currently stands at \u20ac20m (\u00a317.3m).<\/p>\n The 27-year-old has become one of Fiorentina\u2019s most consistent performers since arriving from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2022. Last season he made 36 Serie A appearances, contributing with his attacking runs while remaining a regular starter throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n RTI Esporte also claims both Fiorentina and the player are open to completing the transfer, offering Nottingham Forest further encouragement as they look to strengthen at right-back.<\/p>\n The report adds that Chelsea<\/strong> and Inter Milan are monitoring the Brazilian, while Roma previously assessed him as an option before cooling their interest after their plans changed elsewhere.<\/p>\n Another factor behind Dod\u00f4\u2019s desire for a move is international ambition. People close to the defender believe playing in the Premier League would increase his visibility with the Brazilian national team as he targets a place in the squad for the 2030 World Cup cycle.<\/p>\n With negotiations now said to be underway, Forest appear to have taken a significant step beyond the initial enquiries reported in Italy, although the clubs still have work to do before any agreement is reached.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Jordan Pickford given 8\/10 by Argentine newspaper Ole, with Spence getting just 4 and Bellingham 2https:\/\/t.co\/4oR2DOfbbM<\/p>\n \u2014 Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) July 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nottingham Forest target Dodo Nottingham Forest have stepped up their pursuit of Fiorentina right-back Dod\u00f4,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Dod\u00f4 has informed Fiorentina of contract choice<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Nottingham Forest given fresh encouragement<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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