Nottingham Forest have perfect chance to finally seal Arne Engels deal as Celtic star’s exit already ‘planned’

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(Credit: Imago) Tue 5 May 2026 20:45, UK Nottingham Forest will never get a better chance to secure the signing of long-term target Arne Engels from Celtic. Forest want to strengthen their squad across the board to push back up the Premier League table next term, and Engels is a player who remains firmly on their radar. 🔄 Nottingham Forest Transfer Update 🔄 Breaking news on signings, departures, and contract news from the Nottingham Forest boardroom.

VISIT THE FOREST TRANSFER HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Arne Engels preparing to leave CelticFootball Insider revealed in February that Forest still have Engels on their shortlist of strong candidates heading into the summer, despite their failed attempts to sign him in the winter.The East Midlands outfit are not deterred by their previous failure, and are planning to launch another move for the former Augsburg men when the summer window opens. A move away from Celtic has already been “planned” by Engels and his camp, according to Florian Plettenberg, with interest from RB Leipzig, plus clubs in the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga.

There are also clubs from the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga keen. 🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/DCdLa1sjIY— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) May 5, 2026 View Tweet Celtic will likely be forced to give in to player power now that Engels wants to move, and Forest could yet have the pull of Champions League football on their side next term. Nottingham Forest to get Engels deal done for reduced feeFootball Insider also revealed in February that Celtic will “definitely” accept a lower fee than the £25m offered by Forest this time around, due to the lack of urgency involved.