Nottingham Forest open talks to sign Leeds United youngster Cody Drameh
EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest have reportedly opened talks to sign Leeds United youngster Cody Drameh.
According to The Daily Mail, the two-time Champions League winners are in advanced negotiations to sign the 20-year-old.
Forest want to sign the defender on loan but are understood to be keen on including an option to buy in the deal.
Shouldn’t give permanent option
Drameh certainly needs to go out on loan and get regular playing time, but it is not in Leeds’ best interests to sanction a permanent exit.
Marcelo Bielsa admires the player and has given him opportunities in the first team so he clearly sees him as a first-teamer in the future.
Should he keep developing, he would be a regular in no time and Leeds should not let someone with that potential leaving for a pittance.
Drameh, who has been labelled “fantastic” by Tom Hill on LUTV, has shown that he’s extremely dependable even when he made his Premier League debut as a teenager.
Even before that, he’s shown tremendous promise with the Under-23s but it seems like he’s outgrown that challenge.
A move to Forest will be a test of where he really is as a player and a good showing on loan could see him earn more playing time next season.
Whether or not the EFL side agrees on a loan with no option to buy remains to be seen but the Whites need to put their foot down.
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