Sources: Nottingham Forest braced for box-office summer signing
Nottingham Forest are targeting a box-office signing in the upcoming summer window after securing their Premier League status, sources have told Football Insider.
This site revealed on Saturday (3 June) that Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, manager Steve Cooper and recruitment chiefs held a transfer summit in London earlier this week to discuss plans for this summer.
A well-placed source has told Football Insider that the Midlands club are ready for another “busy summer” of ins and outs after securing their Premier League status.
The Midlands club reportedly spent around £162million on 30 new arrivals in the 2022-23 campaign, including on the club-record signing of Morgan Gibbs-White.
And it is now believed that Forest are focused on sealing another top-bracket arrival in the summer following the success of Gibbs-White, who proved one of the signings of the season.
A well-placed source has told Football Insider that the Midlands club have the “ambition” and funds to transform themselves into an established force in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest confirmed survival with one game to spare after beating Arsenal 1-0 at home last month (20 May).
They eventually finished 16th – four points clear of the drop zone.
Forest have already made their first set of summer decisions, confirming exits (2 June) for six senior players in their retained list.
Andre Ayew, Cafu, Jack Colback, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Smith and Lyle Taylor will all depart the City Ground when their contracts expire at the end of this month.
Right-back Serge Aurier has triggered a one-year extension clause in his deal after joining the club on a free transfer in September 2022.
Several exits are also expected – with Football Insider revealing on Saturday (3 June) that Forest are ready to accept summer offers for striker Emmanuel Dennis this summer.
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