Nzonzi could join Villa rescue squad
Gayle’s wages are too rich for Forest
ASTON VILLA are trying to tempt Steven Nzonzi back to the Premier League.
Former Stoke midfielder Nzonzi, who has also been linked with Everton andWest Ham, is on loan from
Roma at Galatasaray.
But the
French international,
31, fancies returning to English football and is ready to cancel his loan in Turkey this month after being suspended following a training ground row.
Boss Dean Smith rates Nzonzi, who made 195 Premier
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NOTTINGHAM Forest have been informed they must cough up all of Dwight Gayle’s £65,000-a-week wages to get him on loan from Newcastle.
Forest want to bring in a new striker this month to boost their prospects of promotion to the Premier League.
Sabri Lamouchi’s side are fifth in the Championship but are very reliant upon Lewis Grabban, who has 14 goals.
They would like to bring in Gayle, 29, from Newcastle after he scored 24 goals on
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League appearances with Blackburn and Stoke from 2009-2015.
He left for Sevilla in 2015 before a £22million move to Roma.
Struggling Villa, thumped 6-1 on Sunday by Manchester City, have accepted they now need Premier League experience to beat the drop.They have just signed ex-Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina to cover for the injured Tom Heaton and midfielder Danny Drinkwater from Chelsea. loan at West Brom in the second tier last season.
Toon are insisting on his wages being paid in full so Forest are now looking at other options while they hope for Newcastle to relax their demands.
Gayle was subbed in the first half of Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Wolves with a hamstring injury and is expected to be out for about two weeks.
West Brom, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday are also all interested in Gayle.
VICTOR CAMARASA has returned to Spain after his loan agreement between Real Betis and Crystal Palace was ended early. The midfielder, 25, only played once in the Premier League this season and will now join Alaves.
GORDON TAYLOR is facing a fresh inquiry over “serious concerns” about how the Professional Footballers’ Association charity is run.
The Charity Commission describes it as the “most serious intervention” it can make and will focus on management of the charity by its trustees, which include Taylor.
The PFA chief executive, above, has already promised to stand down at the conclusion of an independent review into the players’ union. Stephen Grenfell, the Commission’s head of investigations, said: “Serious concerns have been raised about the way the PFA’s charity is run. We will examine what has happened and ensure, where necessary, action is taken.”
The PFA charity accounts for year ending June 2018 report income of £26,387,608 and expenditure of £24,546,326.