According to a recent rumor, Nottingham Forest are ready to move forward with contract negotiations with one of their best players and make him a top earner.
The Reds have made a promising start to the current Premier League season, going unbeaten in their first three games following a hectic summer of transfer activity.
Nottingham Forest transfer latest
Nottingham Forest were one of the Premier League’s busiest clubs this summer, signing 11 players. One of the final and most important arrivals was James Ward-Prowse, who came on loan from West Ham United.
The transfer window in England has already closed, but Forest are still looking into a prospective transfer, this time involving a player departing the club. It was claimed earlier this week that Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is close to signing midfielder Nicolas Dominguez from the Premier League to Greek club Olympiacos.
Marinakis owns both football teams, and despite signing Dominguez from Bologna in 2023, Forest is now eager to cut ways with the midfielder. The Argentine played 26 games for the Reds last season, but with upgrades entering the club this summer, he is thought to have dropped down the pecking order.
Nottingham Forest plan contract talks with £70m star
According to the Daily Mail, Nottingham Forest is considering new contract discussions with Morgan Gibbs-White. According to the article, talks are anticipated to “progress” this season, elevating Gibbs-White to the top of the club’s compensation scale.
Forest’s current highest earning at the club, excluding loan players, is defender Nikola Milenkovic, who earns £5.4 million per year, thus Gibbs-White is anticipated to surpass that figure in the coming months.
This update goes on to say that Newcastle United and Aston Villa made “tentative” bids for the midfielder, who was described as “sensational” by football writer Josh Bunting, but he is seen as being in his element at Forest, and it has also been reported that Forest are looking for around £70 million for the player if he leaves.
Gibbs-White has made a strong start to the new season, scoring one goal in three league appearances, and his performances this season and last have earned him his first call-up to the England national team, where he hopes to earn his first cap during the international break.