Nottingham Forest have made a ‘counter-proposal’ to Lyon for midfielder Orel Magala for €30m, turning down their initial €20m offer for the midfielder.
That’s according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who reports that the French side are €10m or so away from getting a deal done before the end of the window.
Mangala has been heavily linked with a move away from Nottingham Forest for much of this month, with the club seemingly keen to sell and him not a part of Nuno Espirito Santo’s plans.
Tavolieri reports that conversations were held between them and Nottingham Forest on Monday evening and were focused on a figure of around €20m. indeed that was the proposal put forward by Lyon.
However, Nottingham Forest responded to that offer on Tuesday morning with a ‘counter-proposal’ of a package worth around €30m. That was a drop from the €35m previously suggested.
Thus, Lyon are around €10m short of their valuation for now and so negotiations continue between the two sides, with it very much a wait and see situation in the dying days of the window.
