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Nottingham Forest offered 'serious money' for Aston Villa transfer as Unai Emery stance made clear
Nottingham Forest reportedly offered “serious money” to Aston Villa for youngster Lamare Bogarde in the summer. The Reds were linked with the Dutch defender early on in the summer transfer window as they looked to freshen up Nuno Espirito Santo’s squad. However, it was reported at the time that Villa had rejected a proposal from Forest.
The 20-year-old ended up staying put in the West Midlands and has featured six times for Unai Emery’s side so far this season, including making three appearances in the Premier League. And it seems it was the Villa boss who blocked any potential switch to the City Ground.
“Emery put a stop to that,” Dennie van Laar, of Dutch publication Voetbal Primeur, explained on the website’s #DoneDeal podcast. “They wanted him for €4m to €5m (£3m to £4m), but Emery wanted to keep him at Aston Villa and give him a chance. Nottingham Forest really had serious money for him. A number of other clubs also showed serious interest in the young talent.
“And Emery has proven to be a man of his word. Bogarde was given his chance, and Villa did not lose a single time in all the matches. I would field him more often.”
At the same time as Forest were being credited with an interest in Bogarde, he was said to have loan interest from the Championship and abroad. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano had said “many clubs” were keen on snapping up the former Bristol Rovers loanee but only the “right project” would get the green light.
Turning to youth has been a key theme of recent transfer windows for the Reds. They ended up making 11 signings during the summer, with their strong recruitment paying off on the pitch amid an excellent start to the season.
One of those summer arrivals was Villa loanee Alex Moreno. The full-back is spending the campaign on loan Trentside, with Forest holding an option to make his move permanent.
