Nottingham Forest reportedly tried to sign Atalanta attacking midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi this summer before being put off by the Italian club's €50million asking price.
The Ukraine international has become a key part of the club's success domestically and on the European stage over recent seasons since signing from Belgian side Genk in 2019. Malinovskyi has scored 30 goals and assisted almost as many in well over 100 appearances for the Bergamo-based outfit.
While Atalanta may have started the Serie A season unbeaten and currently sit second in the league table, the 29-year-old has yet to be as impactful as seasons past. Gian Piero Gasperini has only started him in four out of six matches, with the player yet to feature past the 75th minute in any of those half a dozen appearances.
