12 Jul 2025 10:33:45
RUMOUR from Romano:-

"PSV Eindhoven are set to sell Johan Bakayoko as they’ve received five approaches for the winger.

RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Everton, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth have all called to open discussions.

Request around €20m add-ons included.
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No here we go so far.

1.) 12 Jul 2025
12 Jul 2025 12:23:01
Cant see us winning that battle. Be shocked if he comes in and the price seems low.

2.) 12 Jul 2025
12 Jul 2025 12:37:15
His preference is Club in the champions League.
Forest will struggle to get any player of decent quality.
How many player's have allegedly rebuffed forest!

3.) 12 Jul 2025
12 Jul 2025 14:17:35
We are short and need to give new players some kind of pre season.

4.) 12 Jul 2025
12 Jul 2025 19:55:52
Wouldn't want undo pressure on the lad, but Jimmy Sinclair seems a very good prospect, I hope he has the chance, and a local lad?.

5.) 12 Jul 2025
12 Jul 2025 21:03:45
Nottingham Forest ‘most advanced’ for Johan Bakayoko

TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey has reiterated that Forest are the most advanced club in pursuit of Bakayoko – they have liked him for months.

Bournemouth, Brentford and West Ham have all shown an interest, and we can include Everton too.

Newcastle had Bakayoko on their list before signing Elanga, while Liverpool have always been fans of the 22-year-old.

RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta are also keen – but sources believe an English move is the most likely outcome.

We are told that a deal for Bakayoko is likely at around €25million (£22million) all in.

6.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 05:59:12
Won't be coming he Red
Bakayoko is talks with Club's who are in the Champions League.
It's common knowledge that Forest are desperate for replacement's but are not willing to pay a fair price for player's.
As an example £20 million was offered for Wissa.

7.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 09:57:09
Ripley, your optimism is inspiring me again. ?

We have been able to sign good players and not pay £50M on a regular basis so far. Do you want to throw money around and end up back where we were?

Interestingly, the last player we threw everything at to sign him was MGW. We paid a lot and inserted a release clause (if the reports are correct) meaning we couldn't make a big profit on him and if he decided to go we were stitched up.

Clubs like Bre tford and recently Forest are doing it right. Buy young hungry players, back them up with a few experienced heads (Boly, Milenkovic) the odd local lad (Yates) and you get the right attitude and the squad increases in value every season. £50M on a 28 year-old will (Wissa) do the opposite.

8.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 10:58:24
Ripley, you’re spot on mate, nothing wrong with being realistic, to the optimist realism will alway be dismissed as pessimism. There is of course every chance we might find a player who’s lost there way and needs a springboard. Players that are fancied by a range of bigger clubs are unlikely to chose Forest I would say.

9.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 13:28:17
Forest are only right to test the waters with brentford on wissa, he is in last year of contract and will look at offers from forest and spurs, where he would best fit as he 28 and may want to play in europe at spurs he will be challenging solanke and richardson, at forest Woods and jesus, or potentially play on the right, so it depends on wether he wants to go, I would expect spurs would be the ideal, but they maybe just playing a game seeing as they not made a bid.

10.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 20:13:41
One chequebook signing would probably make sense. Wissa is decent but if I was going to spend £50M I'd prefer it to be someone younger for resale vaue. If they can amortise it over 4 years or something that would work for me.

11.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 20:22:07
Leipzig or Bayer will get him as they can offer champions league football.

12.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 21:36:51
Red cyclist.
You're optimistic opinion is blinding your judgement.
Having the fund's is only half the issue.
You bid for a player with a cheeky price you then get rebuffed.
You go to the next player and get rebuffed again.
You can only knock on club door's for long by which time the window is over and for the alleged effort Forest are putting nto trying to obtain player's time has ran out.
For all we know Forest are gambling on Jesus and the rest of the squad to be successful?
Don't be so knaive into believing because of Forest's past glory this will entice whoever recruitment tap up they have a requirement to join.
I'm sorry to say but being optimistic as opposed to realism is like saying miracle's happen.

13.) 13 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025 21:48:15
Red regards the sell on clause Forest were at fault for putting a low price. in the clause.

I will throw this at you.
Buying unproven player's is a huge gamble that mostly ends in failure.
Forest have had their share of buying so called gem's only for the to be flop's.
Forest are in Europe albeit not the Champions League and quality player's are needed.

So yes I would spend as quality doesn't come cheap.
Ambition is built on spending wisely bit shopping in Brazil may or may not work?
If it does great but it's the same old merry go round.

Two good player's have gone/ going with no solid evidence of replacing them.
Do you wish Forest to be hugely successful or would you be satisfied if they battled each year avoiding relegation?
Unfortunately success costs red!

14.) 14 Jul 2025
14 Jul 2025 12:45:43
Silkman, Leipzig aren't in the Champion's League.

Ripley, I didn't say anything about not showing ambition. I'm saying the £50M aught to be invested in a player wioth more resale value. If a £50M signing for a 28 year-old doesn't work out, that really is a disaster.