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Nottingham Forest’s ‘concrete interest’ in Birmingham City’s key player – Could move in January

Birmingham City‘s Phil Neumann could leave the Championship and move to the Premier League, where Nottingham Forest are keen. The German spent his entire career in his own country before Birmingham City signed him for free in 2025. In his…

By Naveen Ullal · Sport Witness

Published: Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 8:31 AM

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Nottingham Forest have concrete interest in signing Birmingham City center-back Phil Neumann in January.
The proposed deal would be a permanent transfer, with Neumann valued at around €3.5 million.
Serie A club Fiorentina are also monitoring the 29-year-old German defender.

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Nottingham Forest are showing concrete interest in Birmingham City center-back Phil Neumann ahead of the January transfer window. The 29-year-old German defender has become an indispensable figure under manager Chris Davies, having scored two goals and provided one assist in 17 appearances this season. In addition to Nottingham Forest, Serie A side Fiorentina are also reportedly keeping tabs on the player.

Neumann joined Birmingham City on a free transfer in 2025 and currently has over 19 months remaining on his contract. Valued at approximately €3.5 million, a permanent deal around that figure could be enough to convince the Championship side to sell and realize a profit.

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Nottingham Forest’s ‘concrete interest’ in Birmingham City’s key player – Could move in January

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