Nottingham Forest have now made an strategy to signal a “quick” £22m defender, with Sean Dyche changing Ange Postecoglou within the Metropolis Floor hotseat.
Postecoglou’s terrible stint as supervisor got here to an finish on Saturday, following a 3-0 house defeat towards Chelsea, wherein Forest as soon as once more struggled defensively, having additionally shipped three objectives at house towards FC Midtjylland in the beginning of the month.
Evangelos Marinakis maybe has one eye on the January switch window, provided that the Difficult Timber are liable to being drawn right into a relegation battle, having taken simply 5 factors from their opening eight Premier League video games.
With the Metropolis Floor outfit presently within the backside three, it will maybe make sense to usher in a supervisor with a confirmed monitor report of guiding groups to security, and Dyche has simply that from his time at Everton and Burnley.
Dyche has agreed to affix Forest on the situation they provide him a long-term deal. He’s in fact well-known for a extra defensive type of play than Ange, which implies the 54-year-old could also be eager to bolster his choices on the again in January, and a brand new centre-back has now emerged as the primary goal.
That’s based on a report from Spain, which reveals Nottingham Forest have now accelerated contact over a transfer for CA Osasuna defender Enzo Boyomo, who has caught the attention together with his spectacular performances for the La Liga facet.
Boyomo has a €25m (£22m) launch clause included in his contract with the Spanish membership, and Osasuna wouldn’t contemplate a sale for any much less, given his significance to the facet, however there may be actually no scarcity of curiosity from England.
Fulham and Brighton & Hove Albion are additionally within the race, alongside the Difficult Timber, with the three Premier League golf equipment stated to be in pole place for his signature.
“Quick” Boyomo could possibly be stable addition to Forest’s backline
Forest are prone to be proud of their present centre-back choices, provided that Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo fashioned a formidable partnership within the Premier League final season, with the duo lacking simply three video games between them and serving to safe European qualification.
Nevertheless, ought to the brand new supervisor be eager to usher in extra depth, there are indicators the 24-year-old could possibly be a stable signing. When requested to explain his personal recreation after arriving at Osasuna, the Cameroonian stated: “I believe I am a relaxed center-back, with good ball management, and I believe I am additionally quick.”
Not solely that, however the France-born defender can be sturdy at profitable again possession, putting within the 88th percentile for tackles per 90 over the previous yr, when in comparison with different centre-backs.
At £22m, Boyomo can be an inexpensive signing for Forest, who’re clearly in want of a recent injection of high quality after a really poor begin to the marketing campaign.
