Nottingham Forest ready to move for ‘exceptional’ Manchester City player who Tottenham also want

TBR Football can exclusively confirm that Nottingham Forest are ready to make a move for Manchester City talent James McAtee, who is also wanted by Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds have enjoyed a bright season in the Premier League and remain in the picture to qualify for the Champions League.

Meanwhile, Tottenham are in the Europa League final and, should they triumph over Manchester United, they’ll also be in the Champions League.

Both teams will be keen on strengthening their ranks and McAtee, who has come through the ranks at Manchester City, is in their sights.

TBR Football can also reveal McAtee’s stance towards a potential departure from City this summer.

James McAtee keen on regular first-team football as Nottingham Forest and Tottenham circle

Nottingham Forest are ready to make a summer move for Manchester City’s James McAtee, TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey understands.

McAtee has little over 12 months left on his contract at the Etihad Stadium and the interest in him is heating up.

As TBR Football previously revealed, Bayer Leverkusen are huge fans of McAtee.

They see him as an ideal signing to help replace Florian Wirtz, who is set to depart this summer.

Fellow Bundesliga club RB Leipzig are also closely following him – as they look set to lose Xavi Simons.

But whilst McAtee has the chance to move to Germany, the interest in England is strong.

Tottenham showed an interest in January and remain keen, but TBR Football understands that Forest are set to make a big play for McAtee.

The 22-year-old has impressed hugely this term as he has been given more chances by Pep Guardiola.

However, first-team football is something that McAtee desires and, having seen Cole Palmer emerge at Chelsea, he could follow a similar path.