Orel Mangala, Nottingham Forest’s Belgium international midfielder, is the subject of an offer in the region of £30million from Lyon.
Lyon, currently third from bottom of Ligue 1, see Mangala, 25, as a player who can help to re-establish them among the leading teams in France.
If accepted, the proposal would mean Forest almost trebling the money they paid to recruit Mangala in a £10.5m deal from Stuttgart 18 months ago.
The timing is not ideal for Forest, who play Arsenal at the City Ground tonight, but Mangala’s potential availability has been known for some weeks and he was previously...
