Likely to be Nottingham Forest's first departure of the summer, Lyon have now reportedly reached an agreement to sign one of Nuno Espirito Santo's players who earns around £40,000-a-week at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest write to UEFA about Crystal Palace spot
Whilst transfer rumours rumble on, Evangelos Marinakis is also attempting to improve Nottingham Forest's position away from the pitch and before a ball has even been kicked next season. The Greek owner has reportedly written to UEFA in an attempt to take Crystal Palace's Europa League spot amid concerns that the Eagles could be in breach of multi-club ownership rules.
Those at the City Ground certainly aren't out to make any friends in South London with their reported letter. What they are out for is an upgraded European spot. Of course, had it not been for Crystal Palace's FA Cup win, Nottingham Forest's seventh place finish would have been enough to secure a spot in the Europa League rather than the Europa Conference League.
Now that Palace could be kicked out of European competition due to John Textor's involvement with both the South London club and Lyon, who also qualified for the Europa League, Forest seemingly want to take full advantage.
Whether they're successful with those attempts remains to be seen, but a Europa League spot could go a long way towards both boosting Forest's finances and welcoming key players.
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What it may not stand in the way of, however, is an exit for one particular player. With Morgan Gibbs-White already at the centre of speculation amid Manchester City's reported interest, one Nottingham Forest player now looks to be on his way out.
Lyon reach agreement to sign Nottingham Forest's Matt Turner
According to Fabrizio Romano, Lyon have now reached an agreement to sign Matt Turner from Nottingham Forest in a deal worth just €8m (£6.7m) this summer. The backup goalkeeper, who cost £10m, looks destined to be the first out the door at Forest at a loss and will clear around £40,000-a-week from the Midlands club's current wage bill.
Although Turner eventually lost his starting place to Matz Sels, the American still had moments to savour at the City Ground and during his time at Arsenal, earning plenty of praise as a result.
When at Arsenal, the goalkeeper found himself at the centre of Mikel Arteta's praise with the Spaniard telling reporters after Turner kept a clean sheet against Bodo/Glimt: “He was much better in the first half than in the second half in my opinion. We could have had some more control.
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“But I think he was phenomenal in the goal in situations especially when defending the area in behind the centre halves, and in the one-against-one situations he was really good.”