Nottingham Forest are looking to sign Ibrahim Sangaré on a contract with the club

Ibrahim Sangaré has a release clause in his PSV contract. Photo: Getty Images/Olaf Kraak

Nottingham Forest are pushing for the club's record £30m purchase for PSV Eindhoven midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré.

Sangare was Forest's No. 1 target this summer as a new sixth club numbers in defensive midfield, with owner Evangelos Marinakis struggling to complete his signing. before the deadline on Friday.

The Ivory Coast international has a £32m buyout clause from PSV, who moved into the Champions League group stage after beating Rangers on Wednesday night, but Forest is working to negotiate a slightly lower deal. fee. They have been in talks with PSV for weeks over a possible deal, and Marinakis even invited the player's representatives to his base in Athens for talks this month.

Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool also expressed interest in the 25-year-old Sangar this summer, but withdrew, prompting Forest to continue talks to sign the club's record.

Head coach Steve Cooper's other goals Key he sees the role as Tyler Adams from Leeds United to Bournemouth, Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi and Monaco's Yusuf Fofana, but Sangaré has always been a leading player.

Forest is still hoping to close a deal that will dwarf the original £25million paid for Morgan Gibbs-White last summer. Sangaré's personal conditions are not expected to be an issue as Forest is willing to offer him a substantial raise to play in the Premier League.

Now it will all come down to whether Sangaré is willing to move to England. or stay at PSV and guarantee Champions League football.

Nuno Tavares and Murillo are to be confirmed as Forest's last players, and a deal for Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi has been agreed in the event Brennan Johnson leaves for Tottenham Hotspur.

Forest is also working on the departure of minor players, including Jonjo Shelvey, Emmanuel Dennis, Ethan Horvath, Jonathan Panzo and Harry Arter.

Cooper said: «We all wanted to add the right players to our team, and every coach will tell you that.

“If there is something that can help us, then of course we will try to do it. There is a lot of work to be done, and if we have the opportunity to strengthen and reshape the squad, we will be ready for it, but this is easier said than done.”

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