Barely three months ago, the idea of Nottingham Forest taking up their purchase option on Renan Lodi seemed a no-go.
Now, it has to be a no-brainer. Indeed, already it has the makings of potentially being one of the Reds’ most important pieces of transfer business of the summer.
There is a long way to go before then, of course. A lot can happen. Plenty will depend on what division Forest find themselves in - improving every week and having climbed to 13th in the table, they have given themselves a great chance of retaining Premier League status, though.
