Overview
- Nottingham Forest have made several offers for Givairo Read, which on Monday included a third package reported between about €21m and €25m but those bids were rejected.
- Read has reportedly given his personal approval to a move and a five-year contract is said to be ready, removing player-side obstacles to a transfer.
- Feyenoord's incoming technical director Dévy Rigaux is holding out for a substantially higher valuation, with some reports saying he wants at least €30m.
- Former Feyenoord director Dennis te Kloese has denied any written €25m release agreement and says Bayern Munich and other top clubs were close to signing Read last winter before two hamstring injuries halted interest.
- The standoff has left Feyenoord lining up replacements and Forest exploring alternative right-backs such as Anan Khalaili, meaning the outcome will shape Forest's remaining summer business.