1. Nottingham’s offer for Aouar rejected – far from orienteering ideas

Will Forest hit the 100 million mark?

Newcomers Nottingham Forest are still building their squad after twelve new signings. Of the “L’EquipeAccording to the Premier League club, they are trying to sign Olympique Lyons Houssem Aouar, and the club has been in contact with the representatives of the central midfielder for several days. Accordingly, the “Tricky Trees” have already made an offer for the 24-year-old.

With Aouar’s contract expiring next year, OL only has this summer to secure an adequate transfer fee for the home-grown player. An exact amount is not mentioned in the report, but a first offer was rejected because it is said to be far from Lyon’s expectations. However, talks continue.

After a minus of 5 million euros in the most recent update of Ligue 1, Aouar’s market value is currently 25 million euros, which makes him the most valuable professional in the French upper house after Lionel Messi (35) with his contract ending in 2023 (overview). The right-footed player has been part of the professional squad at OL since 2016, for which he has played 215 games with 40 goals and 35 assists. Recently, Aouar has also been linked with Real Betis but he is said to be favoring the Premier League.

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In the event of an Aouar deal: Nottingham Forest breaks the 100m mark in spending

Should a deal be struck with Nottingham Forest, the newly promoted side would break the €100m mark in spending this summer. So far, the club has invested 94.75 million euros in new players, including four professionals from the Bundesliga with Union Berlin’s Taiwo Awoniyi (24), VfB Stuttgart’s Orel Mangala (24), Mainz’ Moussa Niakhaté (26) and FC Bayern’s Omar Richards ( 24). In an international comparison, Nottingham occupies tenth place with this sum, including six clubs from financially strong England.

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