Nottingham Forest have received a boost in their reported attempts to sign Montpellier defender Maxime Estève.
Forest were linked with the centre-back last week, and it was said that the Reds had an €11million (£9.7million) bid rejected for the 20-year-old. Loic Bade has now left, while Loic Mbe Soh may move on before the end of the month.
So Forest have a gap for another defender to come in, and Estève could be that man. Their offer to Montpellier was knocked back by the Ligue 1 club, who were reluctant to part with their defender until the end of the season - essentially pushing Forest away until the summer.