Nottingham Forest ready to make '€35m move' for Benfica defender | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest are reportedly ready to make a late move for Benfica defender Morato.

Morato has been with the Lisbon giants for three seasons where he’s slowly grown to become one of the first names on the team sheet.

The 22-year-old has been a colossus for Roger Schmidt’s side with interest coming from clubs all over Europe.

A release clause of €85m says just how much Benfica rate the centre-back but Mais Futebol say that Forest will test their resolve with a bid this week.

The Brazilian outlet claims that the Premier League side will make a €35m bid for Morato this week with Steve Cooper keen to add more quality to his backline.

The City Ground side have been more reserved in the market this summer after they signed over 20 players last time out.

Cooper has added the likes of Anthony Elanga and, in the next few days will sign World Cup winner Gonzalo Montiel.

But still Forest believe they need a new central defender with Scott McKenna, Wily Boly and Joe Worrall starting their last game against Sheffield United.