Nottingham Forest expected to sign Juventus duo

Nottingham Forest are expected to complete the signings of Timothy Weah and Samuel Mbangula from Juventus, according to ESPN.

Sources have told ESPN that Forest have reached an agreement with Juventus of around €22m in total for the pair.

Both players are currently part of Juventus' squad that is competing at the Club World Cup in America where the Italian side have registered 5-0 and 4-1 victories from their opening two matches.

So far, of the two players that Forest are rumoured to sign, only Weah has received minutes in the competition with Mbangula an unused substitute during both games.

Samuel Mbangula 2024/25 stats

Competition	Games	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Serie A	23	3	4	699
UEFA Champions League	7	1	-	224
Supercoppa Italiana	1	-	1	65
Coppa Italia	1	-	-	90

Despite his lack of game time this summer, Mbangula impressed in Serie A this season in limited minutes.

The 21-year-old only started seven games in Italy's top-flight but managed to accumulate three goals and four assists including a winning strike against AC Milan back in January.

Mbangula - who has represented Belgium at youth level - has played predominantly as a left winger for the Old Lady and showed glimpses of his talent before Thiago Motta was dismissed as manager.

Motta gave Mbangula frequent playing time earlier in the season but he played just five minutes of football under his replacement Igor Tudor.

Timothy Weah 2024/25 stats

Competition	Games	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Serie A	30	5	3	1,638
UEFA Champions League	9	1	1	555
Coppa Italia	2	-	1	99
Club World Cup	1	-	-	45
Suppercopa Italiana	1	-	-	4

One of the most versatile players across Europe, Timothy Weah has played as a full-back, winger, attacking midfielder and centre forward during his time in Turin and possesses immense physical ability.

It's this physical prowess that should make him the perfect player to operate in Nuno Espirito Santo's system at the City Ground.

When compared with other full backs across Europe, he profiles very similarly to Denzel Dumfries and Rayan Ait-Nouri such is his ability to constantly yo-yo up and down his flank.

Weah - who is the son of 1995 Ballon d'Or winner George Weah - joined Juventus in 2023 after spells with Paris Saint-Germain, Celtic and Lille.

Born in Brooklyn, Weah represents the U.S Men's National Team for whom he has scored seven times in 44 games.