Now that the team needs to raise some money to balance the books, Nottingham Forest is expected to lose a player for good this summer.
Nottingham Forest’s Premier League survival will guarantee them at least one more season of money from the top tier at the City Ground.
However, in order for Forest to avoid any further FFP violations before the deadline of June 30th, Nuno Espirito Santo will still need to part ways with a few of his players this month.
It has been reported that Forest values players like Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo more than the £47.5 million they received for Brennan Johnson last summer. These players have been linked to possible departures this summer.
However, one player will undoubtedly leave Forest this month as his loan club exercises the option to extend his stay.
£30 million player to leave Forest this summer
There has been a substantial player turnover at Forest since they returned to the premier league, and Evangelos Marinakis has given his managers a lot of support.
However, it appears that one of the players who signed after being promoted to the Premier League might already be making a permanent leave.
Johnson’s sale to Spurs last summer was forced upon Forest, albeit the transfer brought in a sizable financial return for the team.
Orel Mangala, on the other hand, left Forest last summer on a half-season loan to Lyon and now faces a decision on his future there.
According to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, Mangala will not return to Forest with Lyon making his loan deal permanent this summer.
Mangala’s deal with Lyon will see his contractual stay through until 2027, however, the report claims the French side could look to make a profit on the midfielder with a summer transfer also possible.
It has previously been claimed by The Athletic the deal to see Mangala move permanently to Lyon would see Forest bring in up to £30m this summer.
Forest turning a healthy profit on Orel Mangala this summer
Mangala joined Forest back in 2022 from Stuttgart for £10.5m and he has gone on to make 53 appearances for Forest.
Even this season, the Belgian has gone on to make 22 appearances for Forest across the Premier League and FA Cup.
The midfielder is set to play in this summer’s Euros with Belgium and could even go on to earn himself an even bigger move over the coming months.
Considering the situation Forest find themselves in this month with FFP, a return of around £20m profit on Mangala could go a long way.
However, it will be frustrating to see if Lyon are able to go on this summer and turn a profit themselves on the Belgian.
