{"id":627381,"date":"2023-08-28T06:13:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T10:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627381"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:47:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:47:29","slug":"wilfred-ndidi-nottingham-forest-leicester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/28\/wilfred-ndidi-nottingham-forest-leicester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Personal Terms Agreed&#8217;: Nottingham Forest Now Ready to Bid for 76k P\/W International &#8216;Top Target&#8217; &#8211; Romano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nottingham Forest&#8217;s next transfer target has been reported. The Premier League club are pursuing Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1695888624540078127?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0posted about the interest in the Nigerian midfielder on August 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/nottingham_forest&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nottingham Forest Set to Make Offer for Wilfred Ndidi<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: Nottingham Forest set to bid for Wilfred Ndidi, proposal expected to be submitted soon for Nigerian DM as he\u2019s top target \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34\ud83c\udf33 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Understand personal terms have been agreed and negotiations will now start between clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Forest will push to make it happen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l9ionCDLaq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l9ionCDLaq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1695888624540078127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Latest on Pursuit of Wilfred Ndidi<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He is the club&#8217;s current top target, and the expectations are that a proposal will be sent to Leicester soon. According to Romano, personal terms between Forest and Ndidi have been agreed, with the Nigerian midfielder reportedly earning <a href=\"https:\/\/salarysport.com\/football\/player\/wilfred-ndidi\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">76k per week<\/a> at Leicester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The summer transfer window ends soon, and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4770666\/2023\/08\/13\/nottingham-forest-transfers-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steve Cooper&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0squad will look to bolster their depth with the midfielder. After finishing 16th last campaign, Ndidi would be an excellent addition for the City Ground faithful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/27\/forest-sign-andrey-santos-from-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018Monster\u2019 Midfielder Now Joins Nottingham Forest and Reveals Excitement Regarding Transfer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leicester City coach\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leicestermercury.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/leicester-city-press-conference-live-8704535\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Enzo Maresca<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0was questioned on the transfer status of multiple of the club&#8217;s players, one of them being Ndidi. The Italian stated: &#8220;The window market is open. Anything can happen.&#8221; His words are vague, but they do show that the sale of the 26-year-old is not off the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Summer Transfers for Nottingham Forest<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nottingham Forest have bolstered their squad this window and look a more threatening club. Loan deals for Andrey Santos from Chelsea and Gonzalo Montiel from Sevilla add depth and strength, which would only get better if they could secure the purchase of Ndidi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/24\/tottenham-offer-brennan-johnson-swap-deal-nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tottenham Line Up Ambitious Swap Deal Offer for \u2018Fantastic\u2019 \u00a340 Million-Rated Forward; He Prefers Them Over Chelsea<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On the attacking front &#8211; they have signed\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/23\/anthony-elanga-nottingham-forest-medical\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anthony Elanga<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from Manchester United and Chris Wood from Newcastle. The arrival of goalkeeper Matt Turner has also helped strengthen the City Ground squad. Forest sit 14th in the table and might require one last player like Ndidi to help improve the team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Photo\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2mTJo3Y\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paul Hudson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CC by 2.0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest&#8217;s next transfer target has been reported. The Premier League club are pursuing Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City.\u00a0Fabrizio Romano\u00a0posted about the interest in the Nigerian midfielder on August 27. 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