Ndoye Attracts Interest From Serie A Clubs

Dan Ndoye is back in Italian transfer reports less than a year after leaving Bologna, with Inter Milan, Napoli and Roma all linked to the Nottingham Forest winger as the summer window approaches. LaRoma24, citing Calciomercato.it, reported on May 19 that Forest are not open to a loan and would only consider a permanent sale worth about 42 million euros. Ndoye’s first season in England has been uneven by the numbers cited in those reports, with two goals and two assists overall, after a far more productive final year at Bologna. The renewed interest places his name back into a Serie A market that already knew him well before his July 2025 move to England. ### Why is Ndoye being talked about again so quickly? May 19 reporting from LaRoma24 put Ndoye at the center of a three-club Serie A chase, saying Inter and Napoli were also monitoring a player already mentioned in connection with Roma. The report described a possible return to Italy after what it called a less convincing spell in the Premier League. (laroma24.it) March 29 comments from Ndoye himself helped keep that possibility alive. Speaking during Switzerland duty, he said he was focused on the national team and Nottingham Forest but added, “we’ll see what happens at the end of the season,” according to Football Italia’s account of his interview with Sport Mediaset. ### What changed after his move from Bologna to Forest? (laroma24.it) Nottingham Forest signed Ndoye from Bologna on July 31, 2025, on a five-year contract, the Premier League said in its report on the deal. Forest said at the time that the Switzerland international had delivered nine goals and six assists in all competitions in his final Bologna season and described him as part of the club’s summer rebuild. (football-italia.net) FBref’s 2025-26 stat line shows a more modest return in England: 24 Premier League appearances with one goal and one assist, plus 12 Europa League appearances with one goal and one assist. Football Italia reported in March that he had made 34 competitive appearances overall for Forest but had not started a Premier League match since December. ### Why are Inter and Napoli interested? (premierleague.com) Bologna is the clearest part of the answer. Ndoye spent the 2023-2025 period in Serie A before Forest bought him, and his final season there produced the strongest output of his club career to date, according to Forest’s own summary when they announced the transfer. That prior record in Italy is central to why his name continues to surface with clubs that need a wide forward already adapted to the league. (fbref.com) Inter and Napoli were both linked before he left Italy. Football Italia said in March that Ndoye was open to a return for either club, while reports around his 2025 transfer said Napoli had been in the race before Forest completed the move. Those links do not amount to formal bids, but they establish that interest in the player predates his season in England. (premierleague.com) ### Why is Roma mentioned in the same conversation? Roma entered the latest reporting because Ndoye fits a wider search for attacking reinforcements, according to Italian market reports aggregated by LaRoma24. The outlet said his name had already been associated with Roma in recent days before adding that Inter and Napoli were also watching the situation. (football-italia.net) The complication is price and structure. LaRoma24 said Forest are refusing a loan, and Calciomercato.it’s reporting put the asking price at around 42 million euros. That matters for Roma because a permanent deal at that level would force the club to decide quickly whether Ndoye is a priority target or a reference point in a wider search. (laroma24.it) ### What has Ndoye said about his future? Ndoye’s public line has been cautious. In comments reported by Sport Mediaset and relayed by Football Italia, he said he was thinking only about Switzerland and Nottingham Forest, while leaving the future open after the season. That stance leaves the next move with the clubs. (laroma24.it) The summer transfer window will determine whether Inter, Napoli or Roma turn interest into an offer that matches Forest’s demand for a permanent transfer, with the reported valuation sitting at about 42 million euros. (football-italia.net)