Nottingham Forest have secured the signing of Boyd Fraser from Heart of Midlothian, with the 16-year-old Scottish midfielder agreeing a deal running through summer 2029. Southampton, Crystal Palace, Tottenham, Celtic, and Rangers all registered serious interest before Forest got their man.
The transfer fee is expected to land below £100,000, structured primarily as training compensation. That is the standard mechanism for moving players under 18 across borders, and it means Hearts receive something for developing Fraser without Forest having to write a large check for an unproven teenager.
Fraser has already earned caps for the Scotland U16 national team. A central midfielder drawing attention from Tottenham and Celtic at 16 is not an ordinary youth signing.
The contract runs until summer 2029, which would take Fraser through to age 20.
Southampton had reportedly been in advanced discussions as recently as May 2026, which makes this a late swing by Forest.
