Overview

• Nottingham Forest are in advanced negotiations to sign Timothy Weah and Samuel Mbangula from Juventus for a combined £20 million fee.
• Forest have offered guaranteed up-front payment as talks progress towards finalising the double transfer.
• United States international Weah has made 78 appearances for Juventus, scoring seven goals and providing seven assists over two seasons.
• Juventus face more than £300 million in losses and see the proposed sales as vital to improving their financial position.
• Manager Nuno Espirito Santo, fresh from a new three-year contract, is reinforcing his squad for Forest’s first European campaign since 1995.