{"id":247253,"date":"2026-06-08T08:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/club-now-ready-to-sell-17m-star-to-tottenham-or-nottingham-forest\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:10:13","slug":"club-now-ready-to-sell-17m-star-to-tottenham-or-nottingham-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/club-now-ready-to-sell-17m-star-to-tottenham-or-nottingham-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Club now ready to sell \u00a317m star to Tottenham or Nottingham Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> have now received a major boost in their race to sign a Serie A midfielder ahead of AC Milan this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"nottingham-forest-and-tottenham-battling-to-sign-midfielder\">\n                        <strong>Nottingham Forest and Tottenham battling to sign midfielder<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Two sides that narrowly escaped the clutches of relegation last season, it&#8217;s no surprise that Nottingham Forest and Tottenham are competing so closely in the transfer window this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Forest will be keen to return to the heights of the 24\/25 campaign, when they qualified for the Europa League. They were handed a harsh reality check last season, leading to three managerial changes before Evangelos Marinakis put his full trust in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/vitor-pereira\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vitor Pereira<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"nottingham-forest-launch-approach-to-sign-said-el-mala-major-obstacle\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/nottingham-forest-launch-approach-to-sign-said-el-mala-major-obstacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/nottingham-forest-launch-approach-to-sign-said-el-mala-major-obstacle\/\" title=\"Nottingham Forest launch approach to sign 13-goal star despite major obstacle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tNottingham Forest launch approach to sign 13-goal star despite major obstacle<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">They could hijack Brentford&#8217;s move.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Tricky Trees are likely to be as busy as ever in the transfer market as they look to rebuild. It&#8217;s sparked rumours that they could welcome the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/nottingham-forest-launch-approach-to-sign-said-el-mala-major-obstacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Said El Mala<\/a>, hijacking Brentford&#8217;s move in the process.<\/p>\n<p>As for Spurs, they&#8217;ve already stolen the headlines more than once this summer, welcoming Andy Robertson and agreeing a deal to sign Marcos Senesi, who left Bournemouth as a free agent at the end of the season. The Lilywhites aren&#8217;t done there, though. They&#8217;re now in the race to get one over on Forest and welcome a midfield star.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senesi-Bournemouth\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/senesi-bournemouth.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to Tuttomercatoweb, as relayed by Sport Witness, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/players-athleticism-attracting-tottenham-and-nottingham-forest-e20m-sale-on-the-cards\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Atalanta are now ready to sell Raoul Bellanova<\/a> to Tottenham or Nottingham Forest instead of AC Milan this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The right-midfielder has struggled with injury over the last 12 months, and the Serie A side have green-lit a \u20ac20m (\u00a317m) as a result &#8211; a price that Milan may not pay. It hands the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> sides an opportunity to swoop in and land what should be a routine deal in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pound-17m-bellanova-should-choose-forest-over-tottenham\">\n                        <strong>\u00a317m Bellanova should choose Forest over Tottenham<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Now that Atalanta are ready to sell, the ball is in Bellanova&#8217;s court. He must decide whether to push for a Serie A stay or take a chance on the Premier League. If he chooses the latter, then Nottingham Forest should be his top choice.<\/p>\n<p>The Tricky Trees have been crying out for quality from wide since the departure of Anthony Elanga and are no strangers to Serie A talent. The chance to step up is there for whoever arrives, including Bellanova.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"bellanova-atalanta\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-07-jun-2026-12-18-pm-7896.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a tough year in Italy, in which he managed just 15 league starts, the versatile right-midfielder should join up with Pereira at the City Ground.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worth noting that at full fitness in the 2024\/25 campaign, Bellanova managed 11 assists in all competitions. It&#8217;s clear that he has the quality, even if Atalanta believe that&#8217;s disappeared through injury in the last 12 months. For \u00a317m, Forest should take a gamble.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/marinakis-wants-lois-openda-to-ditch-leeds-join-nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read next: Marinakis wants \u00a335m star to join Nottingham Forest<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"marinakis-wants-lois-openda-to-ditch-leeds-join-nottingham-forest\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/marinakis-wants-lois-openda-to-ditch-leeds-join-nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"evangelos-marinakis-forest\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-01-jun-2026-04-53-pm-3706.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mixcollage-01-jun-2026-04-53-pm-3706.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/marinakis-wants-lois-openda-to-ditch-leeds-join-nottingham-forest\/\" title=\"Marinakis wants \u00a335m star to scrap Leeds interest and join Nottingham Forest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMarinakis wants \u00a335m star to scrap Leeds interest and join Nottingham Forest<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Forest owner is looking to hijack Leeds&#8217; move&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/atalanta-now-ready-to-sell-roaul-bellanova-tottenham-nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur have now received a major boost in their race to sign a Serie A midfielder ahead of AC Milan this summer. Nottingham Forest and Tottenham battling to sign midfielder Two sides that narrowly escaped the clutches of relegation last season, it&#8217;s no surprise that Nottingham Forest and Tottenham are competing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6808],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-247253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}