Nottingham's pursuit of Zaidu reaches new heights. Numerous reports indicating a 83% probability of the defender making the switch to his potential new club. Here is why.
Comparable age to previously attracted players
Comparable potential to previously attracted players
Few direct competitors for position (Nuno Tavares, Harry Toffolo)
Missing star player in position on team
Few better competitors for position (Ola Aina , Neco Williams)
Comparable value to previously attracted players
Comparable quality to previously attracted players
Potential star player in position on team (Nuno Tavares, Harry Toffolo)
Some potentially better competitors for position (Neco Williams, Nuno Tavares)
Nottingham Forest are in the market for a left-back and have picked interest in another Nigerian international
| Skill / pot | Player | Team |
ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill / pot | Player / Team / Position |
ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. |
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62.3
74.1
|
Sami Ouaissa |
 NEC
|
€2.5M |
|
62.2
70.1
|
Tom Fellows |
 Southampton
|
€12.8M |
|
62.2
68.6
|
Lucas Piton |
 Vasco da Gama
|
€8.8M |
|
62.2
67.3
|
Lucas Esquivel |
 Paranaense
|
€2.5M |
|
62.2
63.0
|
Pavel Kaderabek |
 Sparta Prague
|
€0.8M |
|
62.2
70.0
|
Irakli Azarovi |
 Shakhtar D.
|
€4.2M |
|
62.2
62.2
|
Ryan Manning |
Southampton
|
€2.1M |
|
62.2
62.2
|
Jay Dasilva |
 Coventry
|
€2.6M |
| Player | From / To | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doig | 12-12-2025 | Report | |
| Stefan de Vrij | 03-12-2025 | Report | |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 27-11-2025 | Report | |
| Rico Lewis | 17-08-2025 | Report | |
| Mads Bidstrup | 06-08-2025 | Report | |
| Jacob Ramsey | 21-07-2025 | Report | |
| Ben Gannon-Doak | 14-07-2025 | Report | |
| James McAtee | 11-07-2025 | Report |
Zaidu (NGA) is a A wing back and currently plays for Porto. Zaidu is 28 years old (1997/06/13) and he is 182cm tall. His preferred foot is Left. His jersey number is 12. Zaidu has also been used as an inverted wing back.
Zaidu’s current transfer value is between €1.1M and €1.7M. His last transfer was from Santa Clara to Porto in 2020. Porto paid Santa Clara €4M for Zaidu.
Zaidu latest transfers and transfer rumours, season statistics and career statistics are available on FootballTransfers.
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