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Javi Rueda to Nottingham Forest

Quiet since 26 August 2026. Last report: Guardian Sport. Probability when it went quiet: 14%.

Nottingham Forest are talking to Celta Vigo about Javi Rueda, a 24 year old right-back who has become part of a busy Forest defensive rebuild. The same reporting links the move to the exit of Axel Disasi on loan to Palace and a separate deal for Brentford's El Hadji Malick Diouf, suggesting Forest see Rueda as one piece of a wider reshuffle rather than an isolated deal. Nothing is signed. This sits as talks, not agreement, with the fee still the sticking point. The story was broken by Guardian Sport, a well established outlet, and corroborated within the same day by Mario Cortegana, a reporter with a solid track record on Spanish football business who credits @MatteMoretto for the initial line. Two independent voices landing on the same day gives this more weight than a single tip, though neither Forest nor Celta have confirmed anything publicly. Call this a long shot for now rather than a done deal. Forest need to settle on a fee somewhere in the €5m to €8m range being discussed, and there is an added complication: Real Madrid are reported to be due of any fee, which could easily slow negotiations or push Celta to hold out for more. Until the number is agreed and that sell-on split is worked through, this stays firmly in the talks stage. Celtic Vigo have sold defenders in this exact bracket before. They took €7m from Atlético, €6m from Valencia in 2018, and €6m from Sevilla FC. An €5m to €8m fee for Rueda sits right in that pattern, so the money being discussed looks entirely in keeping with how Celta typically do business. Watch for whether Forest and Celta can agree a nu

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