Nottingham Forest is among several clubs from major leagues closely monitoring Saud Abdulhamid, whose profile was raised after a season on loan at Lens from Roma where he scored 3 goals and provided 8 assists. The English club's interest is not new, as they had also considered him in the summer of 2025. Forest is looking to strengthen its right-back position, making Abdulhamid an option, despite already having three players for the role. This consideration is partly due to uncertainty surrounding Nicolò Savona's readiness for the new season after he had surgery for a knee injury sustained in late January.