Nottingham Forest are now looking to sign a midfielder who has been compared to Paul Pogba .
Despite great uncertainty at the City Ground amid relegation fears and financial concerns , recruitment plans are still underway as Nottingham Forest attempt to prepare for any situation .
Ross Wilson , director of football at the City Ground , therefore has a difficult task ahead , as players are likely to be wary of committing to join Nottingham Forest before knowing precisely Nottingham Forest ‘s future .
However, there is still one player Nottingham Forest are trying to sign despite all the uncertainty…
Nottingham Forest want to recruit Raphael Onyedika.
According to Cumhuriyet in Turkey , Nottingham Forest intend to sign Raphael Onyedika from Club Brugge this summer season .
According to the Turkish media outlet , Nottingham Forest ‘s slumping rivals Crystal Palace and Everton are also keen to land the Nigerian international player .
If Wilson manages to sign Onyedika , Nottingham Forest fans should probably be excited given the quality of midfielder the 22 – year – old has been compared to .
During his progression through Belgian football – where the Nigerian racked up seven UEFA Champions League appearances – people have compared the Imo player to Pogba .
Goal also made this comparison , and Onyedika – who cost Club Brugge € 9m ( £ 8m) – even admitted that the 2018 World Cup winner is an idol of his father , as reported by the same outlet .
Club Brugge No.15 told Voetbal Nieuws : ” I enjoy winning duels and I ‘m also good with the ball at my feet . ” Personally, I admire Paul Pogba. People often say that we look the same , but I just want to be the best version of myself.
Do you need Paul Pogba 2.0 ?
In our opinion, Nottingham Forest do not need another central midfielder .
Danilo , Ibrahim Sangare , Ryan Yates and Nicolas Dominguez are already in Nuno Espirito Santo ‘s starting XI , meaning the Portuguese tactician has plenty of diversity in this area .
So – unless Nottingham Forest are planning to remove one of these names – a move for Onyedika would n’t make much sense .
However , it is important to keep an eye on this situation as Wilson attempts to outline some concrete transfer plans during this stressful relegation battle .
