Defender won’t go on his club’s pre-season tour, he wants to join Nottingham Forest

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Nottingham Forest are in the market for a number of new players before the season starts.

Nuno Espirito Santo is looking for new recruits across the pitch, with Anthony Elanga sold to Newcastle and Morgan Gibbs-White catching admiring glances from Tottenham.

Dan Ndoye remains a priority for Forest this summer, and negotiations remain live with Bologna over a deal for the winger.

Ross Wilson praised Jair Cunha when he signed for Forest and it looks as though the club are still eyeing another defender or two this summer.

Forest want Verona defender Jackson Tchatchoua and now it would appear another full-back could be on the cards for the club.

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Pablo Maffeo won’t join pre-season tour with Mallorca

It would appear that Maffeo now has his heart set on a move to the City Ground with talks ongoing between Forest and Mallorca.

The former Manchester City youngster has chosen not to go on his club’s pre-season tour, with AS claiming that Mallorca are keen to do business with Forest.

Maffeo is set to leave his club this summer and the value placed on his head is now around the £7 million mark.

That figure does seem pretty doable from a Forest perspective and it might seem as though there is something else amiss with the Reds completing a deal here.

Maffeo would be perfect for Forest

Forest do have Ola Aina on the right-hand side of the defensive unit and any player who comes in will have to play a waiting game to get a shirt.

However, Maffeo might welcome the chance to come to Forest and potentially play some Premier League games and feature in European competition.

The 28-year-old made three appearances for City during his previous stint in England and has since played for Girona, Huesca and Stuttgart before joining Mallorca.

Maffeo looks like a player who can come in and immediately make an impact and as a result, hopefully Forest can strike a breakthrough in the near future for the defender.