Bologna reveal transfer plan for Sunderland-linked Lucumí | OneFootball

Bologna CEO Claudio Fenucci confirm the club want to extend Jhon Lucumí’s contract but reaching an agreement with the defender may not be ‘immediately feasible.’

Bologna want to extend Lucumí’s contract, as club CEO Fenucci said during a press conference before Federico Bernardeschi’s official unveiling in front of the media on Thursday.

Bologna confirm plan to extend Lucumi’s contract

BOLOGNA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 28: Jhon Lucumi of Bologna reacts after receiving a red card during the Serie A match between Bologna and Atalanta at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on September 28, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

“We are discussing, but as of today, it’s a matter that is not immediately feasible. If we can’t do it now, we’ll do it when the transfer window ends,” Fenucci said.

The Rossoblu directors added (via TMW) that Bologna had not planned to sell Sam Beukema and Dan Ndoye, who joined Napoli and Nottingham Forest, respectively.

Bologna didn’t expect big offers for Beukema and Ndoye

Official: Dan Ndoye joins Nottingham Forest in a permanent deal from Bologna. (picture via https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/)

“Our idea was to confirm all the players, but then we received two profitable offers,” said the Bologna director.

Nottingham Forest confirmed Ndoye’s transfer with an official statement on Thursday.

On the other hand, Forest’s Premier League rivals, Sunderland, have reportedly made an offer worth €25m for Lucumí, who only has 11 months left in his contract at the Stadio Dall’Ara.

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 09: Luka Jovic of AC Milan controls the ball whilst under pressure from Jhon Lucumi of Bologna during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Bologna at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 09, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

The 27-year-old centre-back joined Bologna from Genk for just €8m in the summer of 2022 and has scored one goal in 109 appearances with the Rossoblu, winning a historic Coppa Italia in 2024-25.

Bologna will start the new 2025-26 Serie A season away at Roma on August 24.