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Speculation about Matty Cash’s impending departure from Nottingham Forest continues to grow and, as if his Premier League dream were about to come true.
Earlier on Sunday, he reported that Aston Villa was close to signing a 12 million pound contract for the Reds player of the season.
In addition, The Independent reported that non-public terms had been agreed between Cash’s representatives and the Villa Park team, with the two clubs nevertheless agreeing on a 15 million pound deal.
In the past, Forest had rejected Villa’s opening offers as well as Sheffield United’s, as the league club was determined to see that it was worth asking if it separated the tactic from the fan favorite.
Fulham, Burnley, West Ham and Southampton are tracking the situation, while AC Milan had an offer rejected in January.
The Reds remained calm in the process, while the player followed the same philosophy.
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Only when the value requested through Forest had been reached would they do business, and now it turns out that Cash’s final destination will be Dean Smith’s Villa.
Smith is on the hunt for a new right-back this summer after alternating between Frédéric Guilbert and Ahmed Elmohamady and Cash’s functionality for Forest last season put him on the most sensible on his list.