Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement over the £37m signing of an exciting attacking player alongside their deals Arnaud Kalimuendo and James McAtee, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.
The Reds are having a busy period in the summer transfer window, with Rennes striker Kalimuendo reportedly on the verge of joining the club for around £25m to become their sixth capture after Igor Jesus, Dan Ndoye, Jair Cunha, Angus Gunn and Zach Abbott.
The 23-year-old will arrive as a hugely exciting signing – one who registered 17 goals and three assists in Ligue 1 last season – as Nuno Espirito Santo makes additions to his attack ahead of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
Forest’s business is far from done there, however, with McAtee expected to arrive from Manchester City for around £30m, coming in as a gifted young player who won the European Championship with England’s Under-21s earlier this summer.
Now, another player is thought to be on the verge of becoming a Reds player, too, with Evangelos Marinakis not messing around and granting his manager a whole host of new attacking options.
Nottingham Forest set to sign Hutchinson
Writing on X on Friday morning, Romano reports that Nottingham Forest are closing in on the £37m signing of Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich Town, with a medical happening imminently.
This is fantastic for Forest fans, who will no doubt be loving the amount of focus on new attackers currently, as Nuno reshapes his squad and adds depth to it. In Hutchinson, the Reds could be signing a player who is not only a key man from the off, but also a future star at the City Ground, considering he is still only 21 years of age.
The Englishman was a part of the Euros-winning team alongside McAtee, scoring once in the tournament, and he also bagged five goal contributions in the Premier League for a struggling Ipswich side last season, as well as being lauded by Kieran McKenna in the past.
“He played two different roles in the game, causing a lot of problems, and he’s frustrated not to have got a third goal. That’s him. He holds himself to high standards, and if he keeps doing that he’ll do very well for himself.”
Hutchinson can come in and provide strong competition out wide for Callum Hudson-Odoi, also helping fill the void left by Anthony Elanga, and he could prove to be an eye-catching and influential signing for Forest.
