Nottingham Forest will rival Beşiktaş in the battle for Tottenham Hotspur‘s Pape Matar Sarr late in the summer window.
Galatasaray and AS Monaco have shown interest in the midfielder, and both agreed on to personal terms. Nottingham Forest are also keen on signing him.
On Friday, Sport Witness relayed news the Tottenham players wants to continue in the Premier League. Therefore, he has ruled out a move to the Ligue 1 side, giving an edge to Nottingham Forest. They are working on signing him on loan with an option to buy.
Beşiktaş take action to sign Tottenham man
Saturday’s edition of Sabah mentions Nottingham Forest’s interest in when covering the latest about the Turkish club.
The Black Eagles want to sign a new midfielder and are prioritising a move for Pape Matar Sarr.
Beşiktaş technical director Eduard Graf has met the 23-year-old, who wants to leave the north London club.
They have allocated €20m to secure the Senegal international’s services. This may not be enough considering Tottenham Hotspur have set a €30m price. The newspaper warns the Istanbul club about Nottingham Forest pursuing the player.
Nottingham Forest’s plan to beat competition
Journalist Sacha Tavolieri took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to cover the latest on Beşiktaş and Oliver Glasner’s side.
The Süper Lig side have made a late push to sign the Tottenham Hotspur player.
Pape Matar Sarr favours a move to Monaco. This contradicts yesterday’s report from France that he has ruled out the Ligue 1 side in favour of a Premier League stay.
Nottingham Forest, for their part, believe ‘they have the financial means’ to convince both the player and club. The journalist hasn’t specified whether the Reds want to sign him on loan or a permanent transfer.
He adds ‘talks are ongoing’, likely between the two clubs for the former FC Metz man. It will be interesting to see where Sarr will play after the summer window closes.
The City Ground club have until Tuesday to sign Sarr while the Turkish window remains open until September 4th.
🇸🇳 Despite Besiktas JK’s push this morning, the situation regarding Pape Matar Sarr remains unchanged.
The Senegal international prefers the AS Monaco option, but Nottingham Forest believe they have the financial means to convince THFC and Sarr’s camp.
Talks are ongoing. Battle… pic.twitter.com/XKtK8ZSQ7b
— Sacha Tavolieri (@sachatavolieri) August 28, 2026
