Nottingham Forest make £22m bid for title winner who passes better than Ryan Yates

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Nottingham Forest are going in search of a number of players before the transfer window slams shut.

The Reds need to make sure the squad is well-stocked for the second half of the campaign, with Sean Dyche keen to stamp his own approval on the squad.

Arnaud Kalimuendo has already departed Forest this month, with the player scoring his first goal for Eintracht Frankfurt over the weekend.

Dyche is keen to add Lorenzo Lucca to his Forest squad, and it’s quite clear that a big physical presence is being lined up this month.

It would appear that it’s not just strikers being sought by Forest with a new defender also in the sights of the City Ground club.

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Nottingham Forest want Mathias Olivera

With Oleksandr Zinchenko set to leave Forest, a left-sided full-back is required to compete with Neco Williams in the Forest squad.

Olivera is now being eyed, with the player struggling for game time with Napoli and being allowed to leave by Antonio Conte during this window.

According to Il Meridiano Sport, Forest are keen to land Olivera with a bid of £22 million being made by the Premier League outfit in recent days.

Olivera has made 118 appearances for Napoli since arriving at the club and helped Conte’s men with the Serie A title last season.

The 33-time Uruguay international is 28, and given that he’s left-footed, he does look like a significant upgrade on Zinchenko if Forest can get the deal over the line.

Interestingly, he passes the ball superbly well and this season he has a higher pass success ratio across the season than Forest midfielder Ryan Yates, Who Scored confirms.

Forest have to get the transfer window right

The Reds need to make sure players are added to the ranks, with Dyche clearly not feeling the love towards some of his fringe players.

Taiwo Awoniyi and James McAtee were both unused substitutes against Arsenal, with the former only getting a brief time on the pitch against Wrexham in the FA Cup.

Olivera feels like a good fit for Forest, and with Williams in fine form, he might have to wait patiently for a chance to star in Dyche’s team.

Forest need to make sure there are three worse teams than them in this year’s Premier League, and matching West Ham’s results from this point is the minimum requirement.