Nottingham Forest have now intensified their contacts to sign a Serie A “star” this summer, according to a new update.
Nottingham Forest transfer rumours with Champions League football on the cards
Nuno Espirito Santo has worked wonders in his first full season in charge at the City Ground as he prepares his Forest side for an FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City this weekend.
The trip to Wembley will be Forest’s first since their playoff final triumph over Huddersfield Town back in 2022, and the club have made great progress since then.
With five Premier League fixtures remaining against Brentford, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, West Ham and Chelsea, the Reds are in a great position to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
Should Forest finish in the top five, Evangelos Marinakis could splash the cash in the transfer market ahead of the 2025/26 season. A new forward appears to be at the top of the wishlist for Forest, with the likes of Wolves star Matheus Cunha and Brentford ace Bryan Mbuemo both linked in recent weeks.
Nottingham Forest 2024/25 signings
Player
Fee
Elliot Anderson
£35m
Nikola Milenkovic
£12m
Ramon Sosa
£9.3m
Morato
£12.6m
David Carmo
£10m
Jota Silva
£5.9m
Marko Stamenic
£4.6m
Carlos Miguel
£3.4m
Eric da Silva Moreira
£1.25m
Tyler Bindon
£2m
Alex Moreno
Loan
The club could look to shop abroad as well as eyeing players with Premier League experience, with FC Nordsjælland defender Daniel Svensson and Juventus centre-back Federico Gatti also of interest. Now, a new update has emerged on another Juventus player who is on the City Ground radar.
Nottingham Forest advancing in contact to sign Douglas Luiz
According to reports from Italy, relayed by Sport Witness, Nottingham Forest are making advances in their move to sign Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz this summer.
Linked with the Reds back in January, Forest have now intensified contacts with Luiz’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, who has close ties to Edu Gaspar. Forest could soon be about to bring Gaspar in as part of their recruitment team, and it looks as if they may make an offer for Luiz over the coming months.
The former Aston Villa “star”, as dubbed by Graeme Bailey, scored twice against Forest in the 2023/24 season and could be the subject of a loan offer with an option to buy, the report claims.
Currently on around £135,000-a-week in Turin as one of Juventus’ top earners, Luiz has made 23 appearances since moving to Italy but is yet to score or register an assist, starting just six games in all competitions.
He clearly had a better time of things in England with Villa, so a return to the Premier League and the chance of playing in Europe with Forest could appeal to Luiz, making this one to watch following the recent transfer update.
