Nottingham Forest submit £20m offer to sign 'very important' Brighton midfielder

Nottingham Forest have reportedly submitted a bid of around £20million to Brighton as they look to sign star midfielder Yasin Ayari before next week’s transfer deadline.

Forest are in need of new additions throughout their squad right now to give them the best chance of avoiding a shock relegation to the Championship.

Sean Dyche‘s side are just five points from the drop right now in 17th, and are in the market for a new midfielder after Douglas Luiz was recalled by Juventus to go back out on loan to Aston Villa.

Ayari has been a key player for Brighton this season, with manager Fabian Hurzeler recently hailing him as “very important” to the way they like to play.

The Sweden international has scored four goals in 23 appearances so far, with a fine effort against Fulham last weekend being the pick of the bunch, but he could soon leave the south coast after Forest’s new approach.

Forest have offered Brighton £20m for Ayari

Ayari has represented another example of Brighton‘s impressive scouting network, after he was snapped up from Swedish side AIK for just £3.5m in January 2023.

He has had to bide his time to become a regular in their first-team, after loan spells at Coventry City and Blackburn Rovers, but is now a key man and would be a huge loss midway through the campaign.

A new post on X from Daily Mail reporter Tom Collomosse outlines Forest’s interest in his services, as he claims that they have offered £20m to sign him this month.

It is unclear whether the Seagulls are willing to accept their bid, but Forest will likely want to get a deal over the line before they face Crystal Palace on Sunday.

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