The latest rumors coming out of the City Ground suggest that Forest wants to sign 18-year-old winger Archie Stevens from Rangers. Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United, and West Ham United are also interested in signing Stevens, so there may be a bidding war for his services. Nottingham Forest looks set to return for a teenage talent that they have been interested in for some time. Nuno wants to bring young stars to City Ground.
Nuno Espírito Santo has Bradley Locko, a left-back from Stade Brestois, on his desire list in addition to Stevens. The 22-year-old, who is valued at £17 million, is also being pursued by teams in the Premier League, so Forest may have to fight once more to acquire him.
The 17-year-old striker Riquelme Fillipi rounds up the names who have recently been linked to a move to Forest. According to reports, Forest has submitted a formal offer for the player that is little over £4 million. Forest has now made a move again on a talent they had previously moved for, despite the fact that young players are undoubtedly the objective this summer.
Forest makes a new bid on the Celtic jewel.
Wayne Veysey of Football Insider was the first to announce that Forest was preparing a new offer for Celtic attacker Rocco Vata. The outlet has been informed by sources that Forest, who are keen to get the teenage winger, has already made proposals for the 19-year-old, but the Glasgow team has already turned them down.
Football Insider also claims that Watford and Bolgona are considering making a move for the Ireland youth international, which could be the cause of Forest’s seeming urgency in finalizing a deal.
Vata is regarded highly at Parkhead, although he hasn’t had many chances to play for the starting lineup. The 19-year-old’s Celtic first team saw just three league minutes played last season, despite the fact that they won the Scottish Premiership. Although Vata hasn’t had many chances to play for the senior club, he has excelled for the Celtic B team, scoring 12 goals in just 15 league appearances.
Despite struggling for game time in the league, Vata did manage to get his first senior goal during Celtic’s 5-0 cup win over Buckie Thistle back in January
Following the match, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers addressed press inquiries concerning Vata’s future and his limited opportunities, saying, “He is a talent and it depends what the mentality is with him and his representatives.”
He is eighteen, and I don’t need athletes who are ready at eighteen unless they have truly exceptional talent. They have to be prepared at 20 or 21. However, it’s clear that he has some tools, and this may be a great environment for him to grow.
“We could build on his strengths and it was nice for him to get his goal because it’s a good feeling and he’s been here a long time as a young player.”
Although Rodgers was eager to commend the 19-year-old, he did not go so far as to imply that Vata will see any more action at Parkhead. Maybe this summer, Vata will be drawn to Forest rather than Celtic since he wants to play for the first team.
