Nottingham Forest will reportedly have to pay "a lot more" than the rumoured £10 million transfer fee if they are to sign Middlesbrough midfielder Marcus Tavernier this summer.
The 23-year-old is apparently a man in demand among the newly promoted Premier League sides ahead of their return to the division next month, with Bournemouth and the Reds both credited with an interest in the player. Established top-flight teams Everton, Leicester City and Southampton are also apparently interested in the versatile midfielder who played on the left, right and through the middle last season at the Riverside Stadium.
Tavernier scored five goals and assisted another quartet last season as Boro narrowly missed out on a play-off spot in the Championship. Despite only turning 23 in March, the former England youth international has already made more than 150 senior appearances for the North East club.
