Nottingham Forest’s Ola Aina has reportedly signed a new contract, after an impressive 2024/25 season at right-back. Forest had an incredibly impressive campaign in the Premier League, spending most of it in the top five and finishing in 7th place. They now look to stabilise their squad as they prepare to deal with the impacts of playing European football whilst continuing the club’s positive trajectory.
Ola Aina Signs New Nottingham Forest Contract as Club Aim to Push On In European Football
Three-Year Contract to Avoid Losing Aina on Free
Aina was a surprise package in the 2024/25 season, after Forest signed him on a free transfer in 2023. The Nigerian had been an exciting talent when he was in Chelsea’s academy, but had failed to really make an impact on the footballing world ever since leaving the Blue side of London. However, he was a key part of Forest’s European push; defensively solid, Aina was described as the “most effective goalline defender”, and, despite a low tally of goal contributions, was a big creative outlet.
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David Ornstein, of The Athletic, has exclusively revealed that the player has signed a new three-year contract until 2028. His previous one was due to run out next summer; some big clubs were rumoured to have been sniffing around this summer, and the Tricky Trees may have been considering whether to cash in now rather than lose their defender on a free.
Can Nottingham Forest Sustain Their Impressive Form?
Out of all of the “overperforming” exciting Premier League clubs, Forest currently seem to be doing the best at retaining their players. So far, it looks like the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, and Elliot Anderson will be staying. Aina has now signed a new contract, and the Garibaldi are determined not to sell Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United. Meanwhile, Bournemouth’s stars are all being poached, and Brentford have lost their manager.
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On the other side of things, reinforcements have been brought in with a triple signing from Botafogo to provide squad depth. They were even interested in a double swoop on Juventus. Dealing with the added fixtures of European football will be tough for Nuno Espirito Santo to manage, but it looks like the board are attempting to support him. Forest could well have a good shot at sustaining this exciting form and disrupting the Premier League hierarchy in the long-term.