Nottingham Forest reportedly made a 'call' to 'explore' the possibility of signing Paulo Dybala on a free transfer this summer.
The Argentina international was without a club for almost a month after leaving the once-perennial Italian champions Juventus at the end of his contract in Turin. Fellow Serie A sides Inter and Napoli were in negotiations with the player before the 28-year-old eventually ended up joining José Mourinho at Roma.
Dybala has previously been linked with moves to the Premier League, with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur both credited with an interest in the player ahead of the 2019–20 season. It is now being claimed that the Reds tried their luck at attempting an ambitious move during this most recent transfer window.
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"Nottingham Forest also did a call for Paulo Dybala on a free,” Fabrizio Romano shared on The Here We Go podcast. “Yes, they tried!
"If you remember, at one point, Dybala was Inter but not closed, Roma but not agreed, Napoli but no agreement. So, there were many possibilities, and they tried to explore this possibility, saying: ‘OK, what’s the situation with Dybala?’.
"This shows the ambition of Nottingham Forest, but in the end, it was impossible. It was just a call and not a negotiation."
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