£44,000-a-week Nottingham Forest player now wants to leave this month

Orel Mangala is now keen to leave Nottingham Forest during the January transfer window.

That’s what Calciomercato says.

Given that stories concerning Mangala’s separation with Forest persist, what specific remarks have been made about him? Let’s investigate more closely.

Orel Mangala wants to leave Nottingham Forest

It seems like the writing is on the wall for the Belgium international at this point.

Calciomercato reports state that Mangala has now told Forest that he wants to depart this month.

He had previously been linked by Florian Plettenberg to a transfer to either Juventus or Napoli, with Galatasaray also being considered.

The player doesn’t seem to be moving on loan, therefore Forest will now try to negotiate for the best possible contract.

Mangala cost Forest £12 million when he joined from Stuttgart in 2022.

He has been Forest’s most effective ball passer statistically this season, therefore the club will undoubtedly want a profit on his sale.

Forest are taking a risk by offloading Belgian

It’s a shame that Forest midfielder Mangala seems to have had his head turned by Juve and Napoli, with his form this season largely brilliant.

However, under Nuno Espirito Santo, he’s hardly featured and perhaps he wants to go in a different direction.

Actually, there isn’t much the club can do if the player wants to go and have a new adventure.

Nevertheless, it is regrettable because this season, the £44,000-per-week player has begun to demonstrate his full potential.

Mangala appears to be leaving Forest, and it will be interesting to see whether a replacement is brought in for the injured player. Forest head coach Espirito Santo

While Ryan Yates, Cheikhou Kouyate, Nicolas Dominguez, and Ibrahim Sangare were all expensive additions in the summer, they will all offer competition.

Although Mangala’s departure won’t be ideal, it will be interesting to watch what Forest can salvage for him going forward.