Key Nottingham Forest man could make shock summer exit as details of transfer kitty emerge
Goalkeeper Brice Samba is said to be a transfer priority for Lens amid uncertainty over his Nottingham Forest future.
The shot-stopper has 12 months left to run on the four-year deal he signed when he joined the Reds from Caen in 2019. But reports suggest he has told the club he intends to leave this summer, having deemed the terms of a fresh contract “unacceptable”.
If the situation doesn’t get resolved, it seems Lens would be ready to take advantage. Former Angers SCO head of communications Mohamed Toubache-Ter, as quoted by Get French Football News, says the French outfit have been following the Forest keeper for a number of months.
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Nottingham Forest are facing a growing list of competition to sign Chelsea striker Armando Broja. The Reds are looking to sign Broja on a loan deal after his impressive season on-loan at Southampton last season. He scored six goals and contributed one assist in 32 appearances for the Saints.
Broja is available for another loan away from Stamford Bridge having established his talent during an impressive 12 months on the south coast.
According to Ryan Taylor of the Daily Express, at least six clubs are interested in signing Broja this summer either on loan or permanent deals. West Ham, Southampton, Everton and Forest have routinely been named as having an interest, whilst Napoli and Inter are also understood to be monitoring the situation.
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Nottingham Forest are set to splash the cash this summer, following promotion to the Premier League.
Owner Evangelos Marinakis has already invested heavily in the Reds since he bought the club five years ago. And he has pledged to back Steve Cooper in the transfer market in the coming weeks, as the head coach