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Daily Mail
02-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Former Nottingham Forest defender undergoing medical ahead of MLS move which will see him link-up with Wilfried Zaha and Dean Smith
Former Nottingham Forest defender Harry Toffolo is undergoing a medical ahead of joining MLS side Charlotte FC. The 29-year-old, a former England U20 international, is a free agent after his contract at the City Ground ran out this summer. Toffolo made just seven appearances for Forest last season, including four in the Premier League, and has been looking for a new challenge. Leicester City were also interested in Toffolo but he has opted to go Stateside and join up with former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith. Toffolo has agreed a three year contract but will not be in contention for face Guadalajara in the Leagues Cup on Monday as he will need to wait for his work permit. Forest are moving closer to signing Fulham winger Adama Traore following the arrival of Dan Ndoye from Bologna and they are keen on Southampton 's Matheus Fernandes and Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz.
BBC News
29-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Gossip: Forest consider Traore move
Nottingham Forest are eyeing a move for Fulham and Spain winger Adama Traore, 29, who previously worked with manager Nuno Espirito Santo at Wolves. (Telegraph - subscription required, external)Forest are also on the verge of signing Switzerland international Dan Ndoye, 24, on a long-term contract for a club-record fee after he informed Bologna of his desire to play in the Premier League. (Telegraph – subscription required, external)If Forest beat Napoli to Ndoye's signature, the Italian club could step up their interest in Manchester City's Jack Grealish or Manchester United's 21-year-old Argentina forward Alejandro Garnacho. (Sun, external)Finally, Forest, Everton and West Ham are battling it out for Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 27, who wants to leave Juventus this summer. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian, external)Want more transfer stories? Read Tuesday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
BBC News
29-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Gossip: Forest eye move for Traore
Nottingham Forest are eyeing a move for Fulham and Spain winger Adama Traore, 29, who previously worked with manager Nuno Espirito Santo at Wolves. (Telegraph - subscription required, external)Want more transfer stories? Read Tuesday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
New York Times
28-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Nottingham Forest eyeing double swoop for wingers Adama Traore and Dan Ndoye
Nottingham Forest want to sign Fulham winger Adama Traore, as well as Dan Ndoye from Bologna. Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo hopes to see both players arrive this summer to bolster his wide options, as the club prepares for a return to the European stage for the first time in three decades. The Athletic reported on July 20 Forest were keen on a move for Switzerland international Ndoye. A fee has not yet been agreed between the two clubs but there is an optimism at Forest that a deal can be reached, with personal terms not expected to be an issue. But Nuno is also keen to be reunited with winger Traore, with whom he previously worked at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Traore, 29, is now at Fulham but Forest are also targeting the former Barcelona player, who has also spent time at Aston Villa and Middlesbrough. Forest's interest in both players comes after the club sold Swedish winger Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United for £52million ($70.7m) earlier this window. They were also among the clubs interested in Johan Bakayoko, then of PSV Eindhoven, though the winger has since joined Bundesliga side RB Leipzig. Wide men are integral to Forest's approach under Nuno and Traore in particular could add the kind of explosive speed that Elanga brought to the side last season, even if they are slightly different players. There are still negotiations to complete over Ndoye, who would biome Forest's third signing of the window, having already secured the arrivals of Brazilian pair Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha from Botafogo while Morgan Gibbs-White, who was a target for Tottenham Hotspur, signed a new contract through to 2028. Advertisement He was a regular for Bologna last season, scoring nine goals and providing six assists in 41 games and scoring the winning goal in the Coppa Italia final against Milan, winning the club's first trophy in 51 years. He has made 71 appearances for the club in total, scoring 11 times. The 24-year-old began his career with Swiss club Lausanne-Sport, making his senior debut for the team in 2018. He was signed by French club Nice in January 2020, though remained with Lausanne on loan for the rest of the campaign. He scored three goals in 37 appearances for Nice, primarily coming off the bench. Ndoye joined Basel on loan in August 2021 with the move being made permanent in the subsequent January transfer window. He signed for Bologna in August 2023, where he was eventually joined by former Basel team-mate Riccardo Calafiori, now of Arsenal. Ndoye has been a fixture of the Swiss national team since being capped for the first time in 2022, appearing in 22 games and scoring three goals. ()
Telegraph
28-07-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Nottingham Forest want Adama Traore as they close in separate club-record deal
Nuno Espírito Santo is targeting a reunion with Adama Traore, as Nottingham Forest also close in on the club-record signing of Dan Ndoye. The Fulham winger is emerging as a serious target for Nuno who is prioritising wide men after the £55m sale of Anthony Elanga to Newcastle. Adama worked with Nuno at Wolves and Forest are ready to open talks with Fulham over a potential deal. Forest are also in advanced negotiations with Bologna for Ndoye and and a deal to sign the Switzerland international is reaching a conclusion. Bologna have adopted a hardline stance on Ndoye's future this month and demanded that Forest break their transfer record in order to complete a transfer. Forest's current record is the £30m spent on Ivory Coast international Ibrahim Sangaré, while instalments for Morgan Gibbs-White have now topped the £30m mark after he initially arrived from Wolves for £25m in August 2022. Ndoye, 24, has informed Bologna of his desire to play in the Premier League and negotiations are now at an advanced stage. He will sign a five-year contract if, as expected, he seals a move to the City Ground. It is understood that Evangelos Marinakis, the Forest owner, is now in direct contact with Bologna's board to push the deal over the line. Top priority Forest are prioritising the addition of at least two new wingers, after the sale of Elanga to Newcastle and Ramón Sosa to Palmeiras for £10m. Jota Silva is also expected to depart, with strong interest from clubs in Portugal and Saudi Arabia, so Forest are focusing on new winger signings, with the flanks a crucial position under Nuno's style of play. Indeed, the plan to sign new wingers was a top priority even before Elanga's sale to Newcastle. Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey and Liverpool's Ben Doak are two other attacking players who have been discussed as potential options. Ndoye ticks all the boxes for Forest's recruitment team and is regarded as a player at the right age with room for even more improvement. Last season he scored eight goals and made four assists in Serie A for Bologna. He also impressed at last year's European Championship for his country, starting every match to help Switzerland reach the quarter-finals before defeat by England. Adama is also regarded as a direct replacement for Elanga, with his pace a key weapon in his style of play.
