A move to Nottingham Forest remains a possibility for attacking midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, it has been claimed.
The Reds were linked with the Atalanta player during the summer transfer window, with Tottenham Hotspur and Marseille also reported to be keen. However, it was said the Serie A club’s 50 million euros price tag (about £44.6m) proved off-putting.
Forest went on to bolster their ranks with a total of 22 new additions, most recently bringing in free agent Serge Aurier after the window closed. But clubs are already starting to have one eye on January.
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Malinovskyi’s contract is said to expire next summer, leaving Atalanta with a decision to make over whether to try to cash in before then or risk seeing him walk away for nothing. And it seems his situation could pave the way for a switch to the Premier League, most likely for a much lower fee than previously touted.
Journalist Paolo Bargiggia has tipped the City Ground as the 29-year-old’s destination of choice. Discussing how Italian teams are “planning their strategies for the future”, in a translated interview, he told 7 Gold, via Italian media outlet Area Napoli: “Malinovskyi, in all probability, will leave Atalanta. His future could be in England - 60 percent (it is likely he) will go to Nottingham Forest; 30 percent to West Ham, another club interested in the player; 10 percent for other possible destinations.”
Ukraine international Malinovskyi signed for Atalanta from Belgian outfit Genk in 2019 and has gone on to rack up more than 100 league appearances for the club. He has featured seven times in Serie A so far this season and scored one goal.
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