LIVE
...

Follow us on

Soccer Transfer News

Report: Swansea agree £500,000 fee to sign Nottingham Forest’s Barrie McKay

General View of the the Brian Clough stand before the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough at City Ground on Augu...
Follow us on Google Discover

The Nottingham Forest will reportedly undergo a medical at Swansea City on Monday.

Barrie McKay of Nottingham Forest celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Bolton Wanderers at City Ground on December 9,...

Nottingham Forest will receive £500,000 for Barrie McKay from Swansea City, according to the Sun’s liveblog (Monday).

The newspaper reported on Sunday that McKay is set to sign for Swansea in a bargain deal.

And it now claims a medical will take place later today after the Welsh side agreed a fee with Forest.

Winger McKay only moved to the City Ground for a similar fee from first club Glasgow Rangers a year ago.

Nottingham Forest's manager Aitor Karanka looks on during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Hull City and Nottingham Forest at KCOM Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Hull,...

But despite a bright start to his Nottingham Forest career – in which he scored or made 12 goals in his first 19 league appearances – the 23-year-old fell out of favour after Aitor Karanka’s appointment as manager.

And he could find his opportunities increasingly limited at Forest, after the arrivals of Gil Dias and Diogo Goncalves this summer.

Andre Ayew of Swansea City talks to Jordan Ayew of Swansea City during the Premier League match between Swansea City and West Ham United at Liberty Stadium on March 3, 2018 in Swansea,...

Swansea, meanwhile, are looking to replace Andre Ayew after the Ghanaian’s transfer to Fenerbahce last week, offering McKay a greater chance of playing regular first team football.

Is £500,000 a fair price for the Nottingham Forest winger?