Report Ziolkowski targeted by Nottingham Forest with first €15m bid | OneFootball

Multiple reports suggest Nottingham Forest have offered €15m for Roma defender Jan Ziolkowski, but the asking price is at least €20m for the Poland international.

The centre-back turns 21 later this week and already has three senior caps under his belt for his country.

Sources including Sport Mediaset, Retesport and pundit Ekrem Konur claim that the initial offer from Nottingham Forest is €15m including add-ons.

This is considered insufficient for one of the brightest potential talents in Polish football, so the asking price is €20m.

Ziolkowski struggled at Roma

PARMA, ITALY – MAY 10: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, gives the team instructions alongside Mario Hermoso and Jan Ziolkowski of AS Roma during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and AS Roma at Stadio Ennio Tardini on May 10, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Roma paid €6.6m to buy him from Legia Warsaw last summer, plus a 10 per cent cut of the future sale fee, but he struggled to gain consistency.

He made just 23 competitive appearances, scoring one goal, but was famously hauled off the pitch just 30 minutes into his first start, a 2-1 Europa League home defeat to Viktoria Plzen.

The youngster never quite recovered his confidence after that and made another eight starts.

There had already been interest shown in the defender from Newcastle United and West Ham United.