BOLOGNA, ITALY – DECEMBER 04: Santiago Castro of Bologna celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Coppa Italia Round of 16 match between Bologna FC and Parma Calcio at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on December 04, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)
Nottingham Forest have raided Serie A before and they reportedly have talent scouts watching Bologna striker Santiago Castro in today’s game against Lazio.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 17.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.
According to Tuttomercatoweb, there are representatives from Nottingham Forest and their scouting network in the stands this evening.
Their target is believed to be Bologna centre-forward Castro, who is no stranger to interest from the Premier League, as he was also linked with Everton.
Castro watched by Nottingham Forest today
The Argentine had also been approached by Inter over the summer, but the asking price of €40-50m put them off.
Castro only turned 21 in September and was instrumental last season in helping Bologna to win the Coppa Italia trophy.
So far this term, he has scored five goals and one assist in 16 games between Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Europa League.
Nottingham Forest already outbid everyone including Napoli to sign Castro’s former teammate Dan Ndoye from Bologna over the summer, as well as Nicolò Savona from Juventus.
Douglas Luiz, Ola Aina and Nikola Milenkovic are all former Serie A players in the Nottingham Forest squad.