{"id":258404,"date":"2026-08-18T06:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/nottingham-forest-make-contact-to-sign\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T06:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:35:14","slug":"nottingham-forest-make-contact-to-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/nottingham-forest-make-contact-to-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest make contact to sign"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nottingham Forest<\/a> have now made an approach to sign AS Monaco star Lamine Camara, who could be brought in to replace Elliot Anderson.<\/p>\n

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Anderson made his Man City debut in the Community Shield against Arsenal on Sunday, but it didn’t exactly go as planned, with Mikel Arteta’s side prevailing 3-0 at Wembley.<\/p>\n

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Following the Englishman’s departure, the Tricky Trees signed Xaver Schlager from RB Leipzig on a free transfer, but considering they raised \u00a3116m from selling Anderson, Evangelos Marinakis should have ample funds to sign a big-money replacement.<\/p>\n

Camara has a price tag of \u00a365m,<\/a> which means they may have to blitz their existing transfer record to get a deal over the line, after shelling out \u00a337.5m to sign Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich Town last summer.<\/p>\n

The central midfielder is comfortable in possession, averaging 50.9 accurate passes per 90 in Ligue 1 last season, and 2.9 accurate long balls per 90, with the latter figure ranking him first in the AS Monaco squad.<\/p>\n

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Nottingham Forest players (Premier League 2025-26)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Accurate passes per 90<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Elliot Anderson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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55.0 (85.5% pass success)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Morato<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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43.3 (85.3% pass success)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Murillo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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39.9 (83.6% pass success)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ibrahim Sangare<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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35.9 (86.8% pass success)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nikola Milenkovic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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35.5 (86.6% pass success)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Como scout Ben Mattinson<\/a> has also praised the Senegalese maestro for his ability in duels, saying: “Lamine Camara is a phenomenal ground dueller. His upper body strength enables him to ride challenges well.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Camara anticipates contact exceptionally, using his body and arms to shield the ball whilst under pressure from players.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Last week, it was revealed that Nottingham Forest were readying a move for Camara<\/a>, and they have now made a formal enquiry, Football FanCast sources understand.<\/p>\n

However, Forest may have to fend off interest from some top Premier League clubs, with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United also in the race for his signature.<\/p>\n