Nottingham Forest agree fee for Manchester City’s James McAtee
August 15, 2025
McAtee is Forest’s fourth signing of the summer as Nuno Espirito Santo looks to strengthen his squad
Nottingham Forest have agreed a fee rising to £30m with Manchester City for James McAtee.
The former Premier League champions have included buy-back and sell-on clauses, which could mean the midfielder returns to the Etihad Stadium or makes City more money in the future.
McAtee is now set to become Forest’s fourth summer buy after winger Dan Ndoye, striker Igor Jesus and defender Jair Cunha, while Nuno Espirito Santo is also closing in on Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich.
McAtee will become City’s biggest summer sale so far and the second midfielder to leave the club in a few days, after Jack Grealish joined Everton on loan.
