Overview

• Ndoye has completed the main part of his medical at the City Ground and is set to finalise his permanent transfer pending final paperwork.
• The fee guarantees €40 million upfront and may rise to €49 million through add-ons, with Bologna retaining a 10% sell-on clause and a conditional €7 million payment.
• The 24-year-old Swiss winger will sign a five-year contract through 2030 with an option to extend into the 2030–31 season.
• Forest outbid Napoli by raising their offer above €35 million plus bonuses to secure Ndoye’s signature.
• Ndoye becomes Nottingham Forest’s third significant signing of the summer under owner Evangelos Marinakis after Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha.