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title: "Nottingham Forest: Reds have ‘made an offer’ for Amadou Onana"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-07-05T18:35:35Z"
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# Nottingham Forest: Reds have ‘made an offer’ for Amadou Onana

**[Nottingham Forest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-transfer-rumours/) have reportedly ‘made an offer’ to try and sign Lille defensive midfielder Amadou Onana this summer.**

### The Lowdown: Busy transfer window

The newly-promoted [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) outfit have already made [three solid additions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nottingham-forest/transfers/verein/703) in the summer transfer window so far, securing the loan signing of goalkeeper Dean Henderson from Manchester United along with deals for striker Taiwo Awoniyi and right-back Giulian Biancone.

They are also [closing in](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10981607/Nottingham-Forest-close-13m-Mainz-captain-Moussa-Niakhate-FOURTH-summer-signing.html) on the signing of defender Moussa Niakhate from Bundesliga club Mainz, who looks set to become their fourth summer signing already, and it does not look like they will stop there.

### The Latest: Onana ‘offer’

Taking to Twitter, reliable journalist [Sacha Tavolieri](https://twitter.com/sachatavolieri/status/1543961079205724160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1543961079205724160%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsportwitness.co.uk%2Fmidfielder-entourage-turned-offer-nottingham-forest%2F) has revealed that Steve Cooper’s side have ‘also made an offer’ for Onana, but it has been ‘refused’ by Lille and his entourage.

The reporter tweeted: *“Among the clubs interested in #PremierLeague, the club of #NottinghamForest has also made an offer to Amadou #Onana. A proposal refused by #DiablesRouges and his entourage.”*

### The Verdict: Go again

Even though their first offer has been pushed back, Forest should look to go in with an improved offer for Onana.

A player who has been courted by the likes of [Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-report-names-reds-as-amadou-onana-suitors/) and [West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/west-ham-transfer-news-amadou-onana-a-target-david-moyes/), the 20-year-old certainly seems a ‘[huge talent](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1505301853373968395)‘, in the words of talent scout Jacek Kulig.

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With 42 appearances across all competitions last season, he was a mainstay in Lille’s line-up, featuring in all eight of their Champions League games ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/amadou-onana/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/485706/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)), while his average of 1.5 tackles per match was the sixth-highest in the squad ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/607/Show/France-Lille)).

His impressive performances earned him his [first](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/amadou-onana/nationalmannschaft/spieler/485706) senior cap for the Belgium national team in June, so this is a potential transfer which should have Forest fans greatly excited.