News Tranfer: Nottingham Forest enter Josip Sutalo transfer battle after Ajax move hits stumbling block

News Tranfer: Nottingham Forest enter Josip Sutalo transfer battle after Ajax move hits stumbling block.

Nottingham Forest and HNottingham Forest are exploring the signing of Dinamo Zagreb centre-back Josip Sutalo after top defender target Roger Ibanez also received a lucrative proposal from

“I have heard rumours of an interest, but no concrete action has followed at the moment.

“Ibanez is doing very well at Roma and wants to stay, he feels valued by the coach and his teammates. He is in love with the city and the fans, so he wants to continue to playing in the yellow and red shirt.

“He is totally concentrated in training and giving his best for the team. Naturally, if an offer arrives at the club, we will listen to it.”

Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli. Steve Cooper is looking to add a left-sided centre-back to his ranks and now attention has turned to Croatian prospect Sutalo, who is one of Europe’s hottest commodities after wowing scouts with eye-catching performances in his homeland.am have entered the race for Dinamo Zagreb centre-back Josip Sutalo.

Forest are now in talks to over a deal for the 23-year-old although it’s currently unclear whether they would favour a move for Sutalo or Ibanez should both be considered available for transfer.

Another unnamed Premier League club, believe to be West Ham, have also been exploring the player’s situation in the past few days.

Manchester United are continuing to hold firm over Harry Maguire after David Moyes’ side saw an opening £20m bid rejected by Old Trafford chiefs.

The Hammers are reluctant to raise their bid for the England international until they receive assurances the defender is open to the move but they are in the market for a defender.

Ajax have already held face-to-face negotiations with Dinamo Zagreb over the signing of Sutalo but they are yet to get an agreement over the line.

Director Sven Mislintat flew to Zagreb, Croatia earlier this week for discussions over a deal but he has since returned to Amsterdam and the door remains open for rivals to pounce.

Fiorentina launched an opening offer earlier in the transfer window but Dinamo want at least £20m plus a sell-on clause for their most-prized asset. Napoli have also shown interest.

Sutalo is also believed to be among the names under discussions at RB Leipzig as the Bundesliga club seek to replace Manchester City’s new signing Josko Gvardiol.

The defensive duo have played alongside each other at international level after Sutalo made his national team debut in Croatia’s 2-1 third-place play-off victory over Morocco at the World Cup in Qatar.

Meanwhile, it’s understood Roma have received a proposal worth £21.5m from Forest for Ibanez but incredibly, one of the player’s representatives has recently shot down talk of an offer from the City Ground.

Ibanez’s agent Lodovico Spinosi is said to have declared to TAG24: “It’s just talk, there hasn’t been any offer to the player from the English club.

“I have heard rumours of an interest, but no concrete action has followed at the moment.

“Ibanez is doing very well at Roma and wants to stay, he feels valued by the coach and his teammates. He is in love with the city and the fans, so he wants to continue to playing in the yellow and red shirt.

“He is totally concentrated in training and giving his best for the team. Naturally, if an offer arrives at the club, we will listen to it.”