2023 Summer transfers

Last season saw Johnson progress from a right sided forward to a more central forward. I think by the end of this season, if he stays with us, he could be the focal point of our attack with Awoniyi backup. He could then be worth £80-100million..

But to sell him now, have Awoniyi/Wood as the options up top with MGW, Scarpa, DannyLo, Aguilera and Elanga as options for two supporting forwards, I don't think we are in a bad place.

Take the money and use it to strengthen the defensive spine, survive in what looks like a weak Premier league season, and build again with more financial clout next year seems reasonable to me.

Completely agree. He also has no real ability to play with his back to goal, which is essential for any central striker. He always lets the ball go over him in the hope that he can turn his defender and have a foot race with him. And he can, sometimes, but in the Premier League there are lots of quick players, some of whom are defenders, and even the slow ones are smart and know how to play against raw speed. The only chance Brennan would have playing centrally IMO would be alongside another forward, and I don't see us doing that. He makes far more sense as a wide forward in a team that has enough possession to give it to him regularly.

He'll have to get on with it if he does.

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We allegedly have interest in Fofana at Monaco, but he has told us that he doesn't want to come to Forest so we haven't submitted a bid. That would be an ambitious one for sure.

He's as strong as a bag for life.

Arsenal reserve keeper confirmed- it's turnered out ok after all.

Unaccountably amused by "I never dreamed of playing for such a big club as Nottingham Forest".

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Wait til you find out who you played for last season.

So, thus far in terms of the active squad verses last season:
Matt Turner replaces Henderson / Navas (35 starts between them)
Ola Aina replaces Renan Lodi (26 starts)
Anthony Elanga replaces Jesse Lingard (12 starts)

25, as of today:

Turner/Hennessey/Horvath (Probably another to come in here and EH to drop out)
Aurier/Williams/Richards/Aina
Niakhate/Worrall/McKenna/Boly/Felipe
Mangala/Yates/Danilo/Kouyate/O'Brien/Frueler (Probably the first three set here, second three could be upgraded)
MGW/Scarpa
Wood/Johnson/Awoniyi/Hwang/Dennis (surely the second two will be replaced)

Elanga & Aguilera under 21

Leaves these to be sold or loaned:
Shelvey, G., Drager, Cook, Mbe Soh, Panzo, Biancone (maybe replaces one of the midfielders?), Shelvey, J., Fornah, Arter..

Busy three and a bit weeks.

The second two?

Last two - Hwang and Dennis. Probably not as desperate to get rid of our best two strikers.

Are we assuming Toff won't be around then? Not heard anything recently about his charges.

Oh yeah - I figured he probably won't be in the 25 because of his impending suspension and won't be able to be loaned or sold for the same reason.

Outgoings aside (desirable, of course, but beyond our control), add a keeper (Hendo or other), a good DM (Sangare would possible sock-blowage) and a forward and it doesn’t look too bad, especially compared to Luton, Blunts, Wolves, Everton and maybe others.

Two forwards if Brennan goes, which I think is likely.