Nottingham Forest have been linked with an interest in Barcelona winger Abde Ezzalzouli - but just who is the 21-year-old?
Ezzalzouli is a Moroccan-Spanish winger who grew up playing academy football for a number of clubs in Spain, before breaking into senior football with second division side Hercules back in 2019.
After an impressive two seasons, he joined Barcelona in 2021 and went into their B team, while also making first team appearances. He featured 10 times for Barcelona in the 2021-22 season, scoring once.
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His efforts earned him a new contract in September 2022, tying him to the club until the summer of 2026. Upon signing his new deal, he went out on loan to Osasuna.
There he has made 16 appearances in La Liga, scoring once and assisting twice. He also went to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with Morocco, for whom he has five caps.
Ezzalzouli is the first Morocco-born player to feature for the Barcelona first team, and is now the subject of interest from Forest. There are several Premier League teams interested, but Forest are at the forefront according to a report in Spain.
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