Nottingham Forest are pushing ahead in their mission to land reinforcements and are now be sizing up a move for a star who could break their transfer record, according to a report.

Nottingham Forest announce new signing Dan Ndoye

After agreeing a fee of £34.5 million plus add-ons for his signature, Nottingham Forest have announced that Dan Ndoye has arrived from Bologna on a five-year deal.

Coming in as a potential replacement for Anthony Elanga, the Switzerland international registered nine goals and six assists in 41 appearances last season and could also be joined by Fulham’s Adama Traore at the City Ground.

Speaking after his arrival, Ndoye signalled his intention to have an immediate impact at Nottingham Forest, stating: “I am really happy to have signed for the Club. It is a really exciting time at Forest, and I knew straight away that I wanted to be a part of the project. It’s a really ambitious team with a fantastic history and I can’t wait to get started.”

Looking to build on the good news, the Tricky Trees are keen on Red Star Belgrade defender Veljko Milosavljevic, who is also said to be on the radar of Bournemouth, Everton and Celtic.

Despite a summer that started off with a sour departure in Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White renewing his contract at Nottingham Forest has set the scene for another exciting season where they will hope to compete across both the Premier League and in Europe.

Keeping their vision of fighting it out with the best in England has required a lot of intervention from Evangelos Marinakis, but it is clear he wants to take the Tricky Trees into a new direction under his tenure.

Now, Nottingham Forest could well need to smash their transfer record if their latest reported target is to arrive in the East Midlands.

Nottingham Forest pursuing Como star Assane Diao after failed bid

According to reports in Italy via Sport Witness, Nottingham Forest have seen a ‘major’ bid turned down for Como winger Assane Diao, with the Serie A side holding out for a fee of £65 million before considering letting the Senegal international depart.

The 19-year-old is also on the radar of Everton. However, Real Betis retain 20% of his rights and would be likely to profit a sum of just under £13 million from any future sale.

Alongside Ndoye: Nottingham Forest starting talks to sign £65k-p/w winger

The Tricky Trees are set to open discussions over a deal for a forward.

ByDominic Lund

Dubbed “explosive” by Jacek Kulig, Diao only joined Como in January from the La Liga outfit and has gone on to make an instant splash, scoring eight goals and claiming an assist in his first 15 appearances.

Elliot Anderson’s £35 million move from Newcastle United to Nottingham Forest remains their record buy, but that could all be about to change as Marinakis continues his mission of placing his side among the football elite.