Olympiacos are showing interest in Nottingham Forest duo Claudio Yacob and Yohan Benalouane, according to Greek outlet SDNA.
This news comes just a day after the Evangelos Marinakis owned club landed Hillal Soudani from the Reds.
Yacob arrived on a free transfer last September and played 17 games for Forest last season. Under Martin O’Neill, he was used as a peripheral figure and interest from elsewhere doesn’t offer too much surprise.
Tunisian defender Benalouane arrived from Leicester City during the January transfer window.
The 32-year-old played 14 times for the Reds and wrote his name into Forest folklore with the winning goal against Derby County in February.
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Benalouane last played for the Reds during a 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United, a game in which he collected his second red card in a Forest shirt.
Seat Pitch Summary
Forest have to get some players off the books but Yacob and Benalouane aren’t two names that should feature high up the unwanted list.
If Yacob was to leave it would represent a big surprise. With 170 Premier League appearances to his name, it is reasonable to suggest that he could do a job for Forest next season.
With Jack Colback having returned to Newcastle, the Argentine would be the most obvious member of the Forest squad to replace him.
Benalouane’s departure would be perhaps less of a surprise than Yacob.
He is out of contract in the summer and at 32 it seems unlikely that he would be offered another one.
Forest have several central defensive options ahead of next season and if the Reds can collect a fee for the Tunisian that might prove to be a decent piece of business.
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