🚨 **Nottingham Forest Racing for Zimbabwe Teen Star - But He’s Stuck Until 2027!**

📝 *THE FULL PICTURE:* Nottingham Forest are tracking Tadiwa Chakuchichi, the youngest player at AFCON 2025, according to a source who talked to ESPN. The Zimbabwe winger already had a trial at Red Bull Salzburg back in April, but neither club can actually bring him in from Scottland FC until he turns 18 on June 1, 2027. At AFCON, Chakuchichi came off the bench in Zimbabwe’s 3-2 loss to South Africa on December 29. Forest are also looking at South Africa center-back Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC), but those talks are early. Salzburg are the only ones who’ve matched Forest’s interest so far. Meanwhile, Oliver Glasner took over as Forest’s head coach in July, replacing Vitor Pereira, and George Syrianos is now chief football officer. 💭 *MY TAKE:* This is wild - a kid who’s basically still a minor is already drawing Premier League and Austrian Bundesliga interest. Forest are clearly scouting the COSAFA region hard, but waiting until 2027? That’s a long-term gamble. Hope he doesn’t blow up somewhere else before then. And Glasner’s got a whole new talent pipeline to figure out - dude’s plate is full.