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Nottingham Forest Faces Transfer Turmoil Amid Goalless Draw

7/13/2025

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Forest Faces Transfer Turmoil

Nottingham Forest kicked off their pre-season with a tense goalless draw against Chesterfield, overshadowed by transfer chaos. A hefty £60 million offer from Tottenham for Morgan Gibbs-White has left Forest contemplating legal action. The club is also eyeing Brentford's Yoane Wissa and Manchester City's James McAtee, while ex-player Harry Toffolo may join Leicester City after his release.

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Forest Pursues Bakayoko

Nottingham Forest is in a fierce battle with Bournemouth and Everton to secure PSV winger Johan Bakayoko, especially after losing Anthony Elanga. With the allure of European football, Forest hopes to attract him, but they must contend with heavyweights like Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund, who promise greater chances of silverware.

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Forest Faces Transfer Turmoil

Nottingham Forest kicked off their pre-season with a tense goalless draw against Chesterfield, overshadowed by transfer chaos. A hefty £60 million offer from Tottenham for Morgan Gibbs-White has left Forest contemplating legal action. The club is also eyeing Brentford's Yoane Wissa and Manchester City's James McAtee, while ex-player Harry Toffolo may join Leicester City after his release.

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