Fenerbahce are in talks with Nottingham Forest over a deal to sell Dominik Livakovic to the Premier League club. Nuno Espírito Santo is insistent Forest need to sign a new goalkeeper before the end of the window to challenge first choice Matz Sels and the arrival of the Croatian would appease the head coach.
Angus Gunn joined on a free transfer after leaving Norwich but last season’s understudies Carlos Miguel and Wayne Hennessey have moved on. The Brazilian returned to his homeland to join Palmeiras after a season in the Premier League, while the former Wales international retired and joined the club’s coaching staff.
Nuno has openly criticised the club’s transfer business but work is going on in the background to supply the head coach with everything he wants. The club are also in the market for two new full-backs, with Matty Cash a key target, before the window closes on 1 September.
Livaković is an experienced goalkeeper who has 66 caps for Croatian and has spent the past two seasons in the Turkish Super Lig with Fenerbahce where he was their No 1 until the start of the campaign and will be allowed to leave Istanbul for the right amount. The 30-year-old is yet to start a game this season as José Mourinho has preferred İrfan Can Eğribayat in Champions League qualifiers and domestic matches.
Previous Premier League interest in Livakovic has come from Tottenham and Manchester United and the Croatian is eager to test himself in England. He was carefully monitored during the 2022 World Cup when he helped Croatia finish third in the tournament, including a match-winning performance in the quarter-final shootout victory over Brazil.
If Forest were able to complete a deal for Livakovic, it would become the club’s ninth signing of the summer. Forest have already spent £140m to aquire Igor Jesus, Dan Ndoye, Omari Hutchinson, James McAtee, Jair Cunha and Arnaud Kalimuendo, while Gunn joined for nothing and Douglas Luiz is on loan from Juventus.
