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title: "Nottingham Forest: Reds explored loan move for Jonathan Tah"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-jonathan-tah-latest-transfer-news-rumours-updates/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Nottingham Forest News"
published: "2023-02-07T19:35:41Z"
modified: "2023-02-07T19:35:41Z"
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# Nottingham Forest: Reds explored loan move for Jonathan Tah

**[Nottingham Forest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-news/) explored a loan deal for Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah in January, according to fresh reports.**

### The Lowdown: Bade replacement needed

The [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) outfit signed an astonishing [21](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/nottingham-forest-premier-league-signings-27890204) players following promotion in the summer of 2022 to try and help maintain their top-flight status coming into this season, but further reinforcements were made last month after spending the majority of their time in a relegation scrap.

Loic Bade had his loan [terminated](https://twitter.com/skysportsnews/status/1610257478184275968) after failing to make any kind of impact under Steve Cooper which freed up a space at the back, with the 26-year-old Tah having been identified as an ideal replacement.

The Hamburg native recently [changed](https://sportwitness.co.uk/nottingham-forest-tried-sign-bundesliga-defender-loan-player-different-category-mind-club-wise/) agents in the hope of securing a move away from Leverkusen, despite his contract not expiring until [2025](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bayer-04-leverkusen/berateruebersicht/verein/15), but it sounds like The City Ground wasn’t a destination he was open to considering.

### The Latest: Forest explored Tah move

According to German outlet Kicker (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/nottingham-forest-tried-sign-bundesliga-defender-loan-player-different-category-mind-club-wise/)), Forest were ‘interested in a loan’ for Tah in January, and whilst he would have ‘fit perfectly’, the defender had a ‘different category in mind’ regarding the stature of club he wanted to join.

The Leverkusen star is ‘aiming for a change of air in the summer’ and the Premier League is his ‘primary target’, but it’s reported that he ‘wasn’t willing’ to be part of a potential relegation battle.

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### The Verdict: Worth another attempt

Forest ended up completing the permanent signing of Felipe from Atletico Madrid, but with his deal only set to run until [2024](https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2023/january/31/forest-complete-signing-of-felipe/), it could be worth making another attempt for Tah should the club successfully avoid the drop.

The [Under Armour-sponsored](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-tah/profil/spieler/196357) player currently averages [3.8](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/134946/Show/Jonathan-Tah) clearances per Bundesliga game and provides a massive threat at both ends of the pitch with his height, standing at a staggering 6 foot 5.

Tah has also been [labelled](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/jonathan-tah-leverkusens-defensive-battleship.jsp) a ‘battleship’ by former teammate Christoph Kramer, and he would certainly be able to become a rock in the backline should he have a change of heart come the end of the season.

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