Nottingham Forest and Fulham in battle for signing – PL duo can offer ‘richer contract’ than rival

Towards the end of last season, L’Equipe reported Nottingham Forest and Fulham have initiated contacted over signing Toulouse’s Logan Costa.

Fast forward to July and Il Resto del Carlino talk about Nottingham Forest and Fulham’s interest in the 23-year-old when providing the latest on Bologna’s search for a defender.

Bologna’s Riccardo Calafiori will soon make a switch to Arsenal, while they are likely to start the season without Colombia international Jhon Lucumí, who sustained an injury at the Copa América.

This has seen the Serie A side look for a new centre-back, and Udinese’s Jaka Bijol has been identified as one of the targets. They value him at €18m, while Bologna are offering €12m.

The report states this is the fee needed for them to sign Costa, but it won’t be easy for Bologna because Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Atlético Madrid and Villarreal are all showing interested in the Toulouse player.

It’s further claimed both the Reds and Marco Silva’s side, along with the La Liga duo, can offer ‘richer contracts’ to the Cape Verde international than the deal offered by Bologna in the last few hours.

Costa’s deal lasts until 2026, and Il Resto del Carlino make no mention of his preference among Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Atlético, Villarreal and Bologna.