Manchester City set price tag for Nottingham Forest transfer target James McAtee

City are open to selling McAtee this summer, with Bundesliga clubs Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and Stuttgart all previously linked with the recent European Under-21 Championship winner. Forest's interest is also well known and the Daily Mail now claim a fee of £25 million (€28.9 million/$33.9 million) could be enough to prise the 22-year-old away from the Etihad Stadium.

There is also admiration for McAtee from Italy, with Serie A sides Fiorentina, Roma and Atalanta all monitoring developments. Forest, meanwhile, will soon have cash to splash with the £55 million (€63.7 million/$74.8 million) sale of winger Anthony Elanga to Newcastle expected to be finalised in the near future.

After spending two seasons on loan with Sheffield United, McAtee was kept in the City squad for the 2024-25 season. He was primarily used as a rotational option but still managed to contribute seven goals in 27 appearances in all competitions before helping England retain their Under-21 Euros title in Slovakia.

McAtee didn't appear with City at the Club World Cup due to his international commitments but looks set for a defining month or so with his future expected to be decided. In the meantime, Pep Guardiola's side will get some much-warranted time off, with only one pre-season friendly against Palermo scheduled for early August.