Report: Forest seek £12m fee for Joe Worrall, but Burnley only want to pay half

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According to the Daily Mail, Nottingham Forest are seeking a £12 million fee for defender Joe Worrall while suitors Burnley are currently only willing to pay half of that.

The Reds have already made a big sale this month, with Matty Cash joining Aston Villa.

The Telegraph say Forest pocketed £16 million for Cash, with Sabri Lamouchi’s side using some of that to bring in the likes of Loic Mbe Soh, Miguel Guerrero and Fouad Bachirou.

But the sales from the City Ground may not stop there.

According to the Daily Mail, Burnley want to sign Worrall. So far, the Clarets are willing to offer £6 million, but Forest are holding out for double that figure.

Forest in recent years have managed to negotiate decent figures for their young stars. Cash, Ben Osborn, Oliver Burke and Ben Brereton all left for sizable fees.

If Worrall should command another eight-figure sum, it would take Forest’s sales to some £70 million over the past few years with Britt Assombalonga also fetching a big fee.

But some question marks have been asked of the club’s spending policy.

With Forest boasting a big squad after plenty of recruitment, a top six position is surely the least expected from the east Midlands side this season.

Lamouchi’s side, however, will have to fare better than they did on the opening day of the season as the Reds crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers.

Worrall, 23, played the full 90 minutes in West London, posting one tackle and one interception.