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Daily Mail
14 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Nottingham Forest target £20m double swoop of Juventus wingers after club REJECTED £45m bid from Newcastle for ex-Man United star
Nottingham Forest hope to seal a cut-price deal for Juventus wingers Timothy Weah and Samuel Mbangula amid continued interest from Newcastle in Anthony Elanga. With Newcastle pushing for Elanga and able to offer Champions League football, Forest may need reinforcements in wide areas and believe they can sign both Mbangula and Weah for less than £20m combined. The relatively low price is thought to be due to Juventus' need to raise funds to rebuild their squad, with former Tottenham and Liverpool chief Damien Comolli now in charge of transfers. Forest are likely to sell at least one key player this summer and with Manchester City appearing to have cooled their interest in Morgan Gibbs-White, Newcastle believe they have a chance of landing Elanga this summer. The former Manchester United winger is valued at about £60m. Meanwhile, Neco Williams is set to sign a new four-year deal at the City Ground, elevating him closer to the top pay bracket at the club. Forest also hope to agree a deal for Brazilian forward Igor Jesus once his club, Botafogo, have completed their Club World Cup campaign. They face fellow Brazilian side Palmeiras in the last 16.
Telegraph
a day ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
Nottingham Forest make £20m move for Juventus duo
Nottingham Forest have moved for Juventus pair Timothy Weah and Samuel Mbangula in a proposed £20 million double deal. Forest have made an offer to sign both players from the Serie A heavyweights and while there is still work to be done, there is confidence a deal can be agreed as Nuno Espirito Santo continues to build his squad ahead of next season. Weah, 25, is a United States international midfielder while Mbangula, 21, is a winger who has been capped at Belgium's junior levels up to the under-21s. Juventus are under pressure to make sales this summer after reporting significant financial losses of over £300 million in the past two years. Forest have made their move and while the double deal is at an early stage, with personal terms yet to be agreed, talks will continue in the next few days. Nuno is keen to make a number of new signings this summer as the club prepare for their return to European football for the first time in 30 years. Botafogo's Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha are both expected to sign after the Brazilian club's involvement in the Club World Cup. Forest are also hopeful of confirming new contracts for key full-backs Ola Aina and Neco Williams in the near future. Nuno signed a new three-year contract over the weekend after being rewarded by owner Evangelos Marinakis for his outstanding work last season. 'Now is the time to work harder than ever as we strive for more special memories together,' he said at the time. Forest challenged for a place in the Champions League before a late stumble ended with a creditable finish of seventh. Meanwhile, Forest's opening game of the season against Brentford has been put back to Sunday Aug 17. Forest requested the fixture amendment as the initial date of the game at the City Ground clashes with Nottinghamshire's Hundred match at Trent Bridge.
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Gossip: Forest agree to sign Juventus duo
Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal, worth about £19m, with Juventus for 25-year-old American forward Timothy Weah and 21-year-old Belgian winger Samuel Mbangula. (ESPN), externalWant more transfer news? Read Tuesday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Juventus boss Thiago Motta defends substitutes decision after Champions League exit
Serie A giants Juventus were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the hands of PSV Eindhoven yesterday and they followed the footsteps of both Milan and Atalanta. PSV picked up a 3-1 win in extra-time over the Turin side, who had won the first leg 2-1 thanks to goals from Weston McKennie and Samuel Mbangula. Thiago Motta has been criticised for his usage of substitutes during the game yesterday and after the tie, he was asked by Sky Italia about his decision-making. He defended his calls. He said: 'I don't think I delayed the substitutions, before the 1-0 I wanted to make the substitutions and give energy to the team, then we drew and when you draw there are moments in which you have to hold the result and calm the game, and then I wanted to change and maintain balance but I don't think I delayed them but I made them at the right time.' He was also asked about the changes he made and he revealed that Teun Koopmeiners had been unwell during the day. 'Renato's substitution was forced, Koopmeiners was the same because he already had a fever yesterday, this morning he had a fever and he asked for the substitution. 'Then we put Cambiaso in midfield, then he asked for the substitution because he wasn't well and had been out for a long time. They were three forced substitutions, the others were my choices.' Motta's in-game management has been called into question in recent weeks and while the fact that they are out of the Champions League is not a surprise, it is the fact that they lost to PSV is the surprise. Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Champions League Liveblog: PSV Eindhoven vs. Juventus
This page will update live with the latest relevant news, no need to refresh the page! Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the Champions League play-off, as Juventus defend their first leg lead against PSV Eindhoven. It kicks off at the PSV Stadion in Eindhoven at 20.00 GMT. The Bianconeri won the first leg 2-1 in Turin thanks to goals from Weston McKennie and Samuel Mbangula, around the temporary Ivan Perisic equaliser. As the away goals rule has been scrapped, a defeat by one clear goal would spark extra time.
