Nottingham Forest are engaged on a deal to signal Matty Money from Aston Villa, 5 years after the right-back departed from the Metropolis Floor.
Money got here by way of the academy on the Metropolis Floor and went on to make 141 appearances for his boyhood membership earlier than being bought to Villa for £14m in September 2020. Any potential switch is at an early stage and Forest are but to make a proper provide for the 28-year-old Poland worldwide, who has two years to run on his present deal.
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Money began Villa's opening recreation of the season towards Newcastle however monetary restraints might immediate his departure if his valuation is met. Villa have already bought the academy graduate Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle for £39m however, after a sluggish summer time of recruitment and the necessity to adjust to Uefa and Premier League monetary guidelines, they might contemplate a sale.
Forest have spent greater than £140m on new recruits this summer time, bringing in Igor Jesus, Dan Ndoye, Omari Hutchinson, James McAtee, Angus Gunn and Arnaud Kalimuendo, and are eager on additionally signing a right-back earlier than the shut of the switch window having seen a transfer for Manchester Metropolis's Rico Lewis stall.
Villa have additionally confirmed the winger Leon Bailey has moved to Roma on a season-long mortgage cope with an choice to purchase. The 28-year-old will be a part of the Serie A facet who completed fifth within the league final season.
Bailey has made 144 appearances for Villa since he signed from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021. The Jamaica worldwide was a daily starter for Unai Emery's facet over his first couple of seasons with the membership however struggled to get recreation time within the latter half of final season after an harm.
