Overview

• Forest have reached a preliminary wage agreement for a loan-to-buy deal that would see them pay around €34 million upfront, with the fee rising to Juventus’s €40 million valuation if they secure European qualification
• Juventus remain adamant on a €40 million price tag for Luiz and are withholding bids for Sporting CP’s Morten Hjulmand and other targets until his departure is finalised
• Sources indicate Forest may include midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré in the transaction or negotiate a separate move to Turin as part of the wider transfer talks
• Luiz’s earlier absence from Juventus’s pre-season and his rejection of offers from Fenerbahce underscore his determination to return to the Premier League
• While Liverpool, Tottenham, Everton, West Ham, Fulham and Leeds continue to monitor the situation, none have progressed formal proposals beyond Nottingham Forest’s advancing negotiations