Nottingham Forest have received a big boost from Fulham in their quest to sign Liverpool defender Neco Williams. It was claimed over the weekend that the Reds will push hard to land the Premier League full-back this summer.
Now, the Cottagers might have moved on from Williams. Sky Sports claims that they’ve bid for Wolfsburg defender Kevin Mbabu to fill the void on the right-hand side of their defence.
The 27-year-old previously spent some time at Newcastle. That period wasn’t a particularly successful one and he managed just five appearances for the Magpies.
Mbabu has been at Wolfsburg since 2019. He’s made 82 appearances and last season he helped the Bundesliga club finish 12th in the league table.
The German outfit are hoping to offload him this summer. He’s out of contract in a year and it doesn’t appear that another contract offer will be forthcoming.
Mbabu won’t come cheap. He earns £66,000-a-week in Germany and as a result, he will likely command a sizeable wage packet from Fulham.
This could be great news for Forest regarding Williams though. Liverpool are willing to sell the 21-year-old this summer with Calvin Ramsey arriving from Aberdeen.
Forest are thought to be really keen to sign Williams. The Wales international will be desperate to play regularly and a new right-sided wing-back is a must during the summer.
Forest receive Williams boost and they must now press ahead
In the next couple of weeks, Forest will hope to see some new face come through the door. Now isn’t the time to panic but a couple of new players for the training camp in Spain could prove ideal.
Williams would come in as an alternative to Djed Spence. The former Forest loanee is set to join Tottenham and the Reds have been forced into shopping elsewhere.
The defender is relatively experienced and he’s made 32 appearances for Liverpool and won 21 caps for Wales.
Williams joined Fulham for the second half of last season, making 15 appearances for them. As a result, it was anticipated that they’d hold the aces.
Now, they’ve turned their attentions to Mbabu and Forest could now have a clear run at signing Liverpool talent Williams.
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