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Manchester City are edging closer to the signing of Juventus star Douglas Luiz as the Brazilian ‘wants’ the transfer, though Nottingham Forest have reportedly entered the frame. Man City are on the lookout for a new defensive midfielder who can help them in the second half of the season until Rodri recovers from his ACL injury.

City have not been their usual imperious selves without Rodri, having fallen out of the Premier League title race and also put themselves at risk of being knocked out of the Champions League.

Even while Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva are extremely skilled midfielders, they are unable to offer the City defense the same level of protection that Rodri does.

City is considering a deal to re-sign Luiz, who might leave Juventus after only six months in Turin, in order to cover this void.

The 26-year-old Luiz “wants a transfer” return to the Etihad, according to Brazilian site Bolavip, which has encouraged City to sign him.

City officials now have the task of negotiating an agreement with their Juventus counterparts.

Negotiations will undoubtedly be necessary because City wants a direct loan while Juventus wants a sale or a loan with a buyout clause.

In a surprising turn of events, Pep Guardiola’s team will have to keep an eye out for Forest, a Premier League powerhouse, in this specific transfer window.

According to the article, Luiz is also amenable to moving to the City Ground after being wowed by Forest’s incredible play under Nuno Espirito Santo.

Furthermore, it is said that Forest is “willing to make a large investment” to recruit the Brazil star, indicating that they are more amenable to a long-term deal than City.

The Spanish goalkeeper made four crucial saves and handled set pieces and crosses with assurance after the team’s 5-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium.

“It was a very tough game against a strong, very strong opposition,” he told the Daily Echo after the game.

“And I think we make a brilliant job as a team. We defend as a team, we attack as a team.

” “And yeah, we have to give credit to our performance today,” he said.

Andoni Iraola gave his AFC Bournemouth team credit for their unwavering strategy as they worked hard to defeat Nottingham Forest 5-0 on Saturday.

The competition for the Premier League’s top four is well and truly on – as Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Bournemouth and Aston Villa are all within just a few points of each other in the table.

With 41 points as of this writing, City is now in fourth place, behind league leaders Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, and Arsenal. With 41 points (goal differential), City is in fifth place, followed by Newcastle, Chelsea, and Bournemouth.

At the moment, Chelsea and Bournemouth both have 40 points. Finally, Villa is still within striking distance with 37 points, and because they have won five straight league games, they may pose a threat as the season draws to a close.

In light of the aforementioned, let’s examine who Sky Bet believes will finish in the top four at the end of the 2024–25 Premier League season.

The enormous support for Liverpool and Arsenal is hardly surprising.

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Not only that, but O’Brien is a player Heckingbottom is said to have targeted before – in the summer of 2023 while at Sheffield United.

The PNE chief has spoken about signing younger players to become assets for Preston but he evidently values experience highly too.

And with just 17 league games left to play – along with the FA Cup fourth round clash against Wycombe Wanderers – Heckingbottom is going to be after an immediate fix in the engine room.

It’s something he touched on after securing the deal for Meghoma.

Given his experiences at the Bees and his character as a player, the North End boss had complete faith that Meghoma could immediately take the Championship stage and contribute, even if the Brentford loan player is only 18 years old and has not yet been tested at the level.

It could be a busy end to the transfer window for Espirito Santo’s Reds, as they possibly look to strengthen their squad in the hope it helps them secure a top-four Premier League spot.

Forest are firmly in the race to finish in a European spot for next season, but Saturday’s 5-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth will have been a disappointing pill to swallow, and Nuno will be praying it doesn’t derail their campaign.

One player the Reds could be looking to sign in what remains of this transfer window is Matheus Cunha from Wolves.

It’s been reported that Forest are leading the race to sign Cunha, and that is despite teams such as Arsenal and Chelsea also being keen on his services.

A recent report from Spain suggests that talks between Forest and Cunha have already been held, and the negotiations are “progressing quickly,” with the forward willing to join the project at the City Ground.

This comes after it was claimed that Forest had submitted a £22 million bid to sign Yoanne Wissa from Brentford.

Wissa has been in tremendous form for Brentford this season, and the Reds were looking into the idea of bringing him to the City Ground, but their offer was immediately rejected by the Premier League side.

So far this season, Nottingham Forest has been among the Premier League’s most impressive teams. Despite nearly escaping relegation the previous season, this is the case.

Even though Nottingham Forest’s 5-0 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday was their worst English Premier League loss in more than two years, the season’s surprise package is still on course to qualify for the European competition.

Nuno Espírito Santo’s team was being hailed as a possible title challenger just a few weeks ago after a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

However, given Liverpool’s outstanding play thus far and recent loss to Bournemouth (another surprise package in the 2024–2025 season), it is quite unlikely that Forest will achieve that level of success, at least not this season.

In any case, Santo’s charges have done better than expected this season. After playing in the lower levels for a few decades, the former English champions and two-time European Champions League winners are now comfortably in third place in the Premier League halfway through their third season in the top division. A surprise parcel The Santo-led squad has already surpassed 40 points, which is typically regarded as the cutoff number for teams aiming to stay out of the relegation zone. Forest scored 38 and 32 points in their two prior seasons in the top division, respectively.

The English team finished the season barely one spot above the relegation zone thanks to their performance from the previous season.

Therefore, nobody could have foreseen that the Tricky Trees would end up in such a favorable situation.

Forest had gone eight games without a loss prior to their loss to Bournemouth.

With the exception of a one-all tie with Liverpool in mid-January, nearly all of these were wins. Even Arne Slot, the manager of Liverpool, expressed his admiration for the team’s accomplishments since Santo replaced Steve Cooper as head coach in December 2023.