Nottingham Forest are on the lookout for new full-backs in order to complete a pretty hectic summer of spending.
Nahuel Molina has been linked with Forest, with the Atletico Madrid man on the shortlist at the City Ground when it comes to the right-back position.
Viktor Kristiansen is in line for a move to Forest at left-back and it does feel as though things are cranking up with just days remaining of the transfer window.
Forest signed Douglas Luiz last week and now, Nuno Espirito Santo might be about to welcome one of his former teammates into the squad ahead of Sunday’s game with West Ham.
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Nottingham Forest want Juventus player Nicolo Savona
According to Italian journalist Lorenzo Lepore, Forest have made a bid in the region of £9 million to try and sign Savona from Juventus this summer.
Savona is a product of the youth academy at Juve and he’s played 40 times for the first team and has previously been a regular with the Next Gen team.
Savona operates as a right-back primarily but he does have a track record of filling in at centre-back too, offering versatility to the Forest ranks.
It’s thought that Forest might be a little bit short in their first attempt to try and sign him this summer, but with the interest now rife, the Reds may return with an improved offer.
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With Ola Aina playing so well at Forest right now, the player who comes in will have to be completely aware that they will unlikely get straight into the team.
At 22, Savona looks like the sort of player who will provide Espirito Santo with that competition for places, whilst he might be willing to come and feature in the matchday squad at Forest and pick up appearances where he can.
Luiz’s arrival at Forest should help Savona settle into life in Nottingham and for a younger player, that sort of thing might come into his thinking.
Very few will be aware of the quality that Savona possesses but he does seem to have the sort of profile that Forest have looked for in recent windows and that could make him a useful addition to the ranks.