Roma enter Engels race with Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth worth €30m | OneFootball

Roma are ready to battle Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the chance to sign Celtic midfielder Arne Engels, claim reports in Belgium, but it’ll cost almost €30m.

It is hardly the first time that the player has been linked with a move to Serie A, because coach Gian Piero Gasperini had already requested him at his old club Atalanta.

Now that the Giallorossi have qualified for the Champions League after a seven-year absence, they hope to finally give Gasperini his preferred target.

Engels on Roma radar

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 09: Arne Engels of Celtic celebrates after he scores his team’s fourth goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Celtic and Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on November 09, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Belgian transfer pundit Sacha Tavolieri claims that Roma are diving into the transfer fight, hoping to surprise Premier League teams Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth.

Engels turns 23 in September and has four senior caps for the Belgium national team.

He made the move from Augsburg to Celtic in the summer of 2024 at a cost of €13m.

BOLOGNA, ITALY – JANUARY 22: Arne Engels of Celtic FC competes for the ball with Tommaso Pobega of Bologna FC during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD7 match between Bologna FC 1909 and Celtic FC at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on January 22, 2026 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

This season, the player contributed seven goals and eight assists in 46 competitive games, and he is crucially also able to play on the right side of midfield.

There could be a knock-on effect, though, as Nottingham Forest are about to have a big influx of cash with the sale of Elliott Anderson to Manchester City.

Roma, meanwhile, must sell to balance the books by June 30 and can only consider a real proposal after that.

Sun Sport and Sky Sports UK claim that Nottingham Forest need around £25m to secure Engels (circa €29m).