According to a recent story, a major European team is planning a £10 million raid on a Nottingham Forest
regular. With just one loss in their first seven games, the Reds are in the top half of the table and seven points clear of the relegation zone. However, their star players are now garnering even more attention. The team has had an outstanding start to the new Premier League season.
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Forest faced a potentially devastating blow before the international break when Morgan Gibbs-White was forced to leave the game against Chelsea over the weekend due to injury. This week, Nuno Espirito Santo declared that additional diagnostics would be carried out.
According to recent reports, the Reds intend to have Gibbs-White available and fit for their match against Leeds United following the international break. The midfield player has been instrumental in Forest’s strong start to the season and is considered their talisman.
Meanwhile, Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock praised Chris Wood, calling the forward a “outstanding” player for Forest, following Forest’s decent point earned away at Chelsea on Sunday. With his goal in the match at Stamford Bridge, the striker now has four league goals this season.
Roma plans to bid £10 million for Ola Aina
AS Roma is reportedly keeping an eye on Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina in preparation for a potential January transfer, according to Gazetta dello Sport, which was cited by Sport Witness. With seven league games this season, the defender has grown in importance under Nuno.
After departing Serie A team Torino, the 28-year-old signed a free move to the Reds last summer. Aina is in the last year of his contract, but he was in and out of the team last season. This time around, though, he appears to be solidly in the plans.
According to this report, Roma see Aina as a “reassuring” profile to complement their full-back options while a number of other players are still adjusting to the Italian team. Forest is scheduled to begin contract negotiations shortly, but because of the current circumstances that force Forest to cash in, Roma thinks they can recruit the defender for between 12 and 15 million euros, or £10–12 million.
Aina’s physical traits and his ability to win back possession are reportedly appealing to the Italian powerhouses, but another factor may be that Roma manager Ivan Juric was Torino’s wing-back boss. Roma therefore think he would gel well with them. The question now is whether Forest can persuade the former Leeds United young player that the Midlands is a better place for his long-term future.