Danilo played 13 times for Forest this season having suffered injury in August
French side Lyon are offering around £20million for the 24-year old Brazilian
By SIMON JONES
Published: 11:41 EDT, 2 June 2025 | Updated: 11:41 EDT, 2 June 2025
Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo is in talks over a move to Lyon.
The French side are offering around £20million for the 24-year old Brazilian who joined Forest from Palmeiras for £16million in 2023.
Danilo broke his ankle just six minutes into the start of last season but battled back to fitness and returned to first team action in January going on to make 13 appearances.
Forest are in the process of reshaping their squad for next season and need to offset some of their planned spending.
They remain in negotiations with Botafogo for three players, striker Igor Jesus, centre back Jair Cunha and left-back Cuiabano.
Cuiabano was a target for Brighton. Jesus, 24, was wanted by Forest in January.
Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo is in talks over a £20million move to Ligue 1 side Lyon
Danilo broke his ankle just six minutes into the start of last season but battled back to fitness
All three played in Sunday's 1-0 with over Santos and Mail Sport expects the deals to be completed following the Club World Cup.
Forest are also hoping to fend off interest in Morgan Gibbs-White from Manchester City who have cooled slightly as they pursue deals for Tijjani Reijnders at AC Milan and Rayan Cherki of Lyon.
However, other Premier Leagye sides are monitoring developments with Gibbs-White and winger Anthony Elanga who has been on Newcastle's radar.