Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Manchester City winger Carlos Borges, it is claimed.
The 19-year-old is valued at £11m by City, with talks over a potential move said to be at a "preliminary stage".
According to ESPN, Forest are keen but it is "unclear" if City are willing to sell at this stage, with a new contract for Borges at the Premier League champions likely. West Ham have also been linked.
Borges joined City from Sporting CP in 2015 and has been in fine form, scoring 21 goals in 24 appearances during the 2022-23 season as City under-21s won Premier League 2 for the third year in a row. He also recorded 10 assists as he caused no end of problems for the youngsters' opponents.
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The Portugal under-19 international is yet to make a first team appearance under Pep Guardiola, but is highly rated at the Etihad Stadium, hence the eight-figure asking price for a player with no senior games under his belt. That, in turn, might put off potential suitors like Forest, who would be taking less of a risk if they were to first sign the player on loan.
Speaking earlier this season about the players who inspire him, Borges told Manchester Evening News: "I watch Sadio Mane, he's a top winger, a top player. I look up to him. He's speedy, direct. He doesn't do too much, he likes one-twos and when he needs to go he goes.
"My job is to try and help the team out. I do that when I can. [A first-team call-up] would mean a lot, and I've been working for this basically my whole life. It's not easy at this club but I've got to keep working and putting in the work. If we get the opportunity we have to take it."
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