Nottingham Forest Transfer Rumours

21 Sep 2026 21:34:39
Look on the bright side, at least Glasner has three weeks with most of the squad not here.

He might get to know Yates and Sels better I suppose.

Jair off with Brazil but not Murillo? If that doesn't give him a kick up the rear end we should cash in in January.

21 Sep 2026 10:49:33
So, are we living the Glasner dream or Glasner disaster? Six games played, a draw against Liverpool and a good second half performance vs Villa. That's all we have to go on, are we more solid at the back?, debatable, are we scoring more? definitely not. Diomande, Austrian Lager, Munoz and Delap all look like good signings. But once again bringing them in so late in the window looks like they'll still need more time to settle.

One interesting point is Mr M, he went in for Glasner personally, allowing him to shape the squad. Will the big man get impatient and pull the trigger if things don't begin to improve after the break? With a squad now set up for three at the back, who could replace Glasner and get instant results? VP?(by the way i was always behind VP as im behind Glasner, blind faith my friends).


All i want from the side is more consistently, nothing amazing, a safe mid table season, something to actually build apon. Get Delap firing and keeping his position, down the middle, stop his over eagerness to impress, chasing balls down the flanks, we have Jesus who can do that. If we're sticking to three at the back, okay simples, two holders, Sangare and Austrian Lager, then a free floating number ten, MGW and McAtee are more than capable and have good energy to cover the pitch. Leaving Delap to play alongside Jesus, sell Ndoye and CHO if they won't be used and buy a decent mobile holder to replace Sangare.
At least thats what i would do. 🌳.

21 Sep 2026 12:49:19
I'm in total agreement with that RRH. Good post 👍.

21 Sep 2026 19:09:29
Thanks Stokey, not sure how it ended up in rumours👍.

21 Sep 2026 21:43:11
Rumours?

Spurs are after MGW but couldn't be bothered to post it. We all already knew that a year ago.

21 Sep 2026 23:50:29
Looking like we've both been relegated to rumours 🤣.

22 Sep 2026 08:10:38
"Rumours” was definitely Fleetwood Mac's best album ( and one of the best ever).😁so, nothing to be ashamed of.

22 Sep 2026 10:30:25
I have to be honest, not really a Fleetwood Mac fan, but i do love 'The Chain', brilliant tune. 🌳.

22 Sep 2026 13:17:02
Saw them in Birmingham 2015 RRH.
Absolutely brilliant. Lyndsey Cunningham did an absolutely visceral and angry acoustic version of " Big Love” which will stay with me forever. I've never seen a guitar treated so violently since the days of Jimmi Hendrix.


Unfortunately I also remember some after show action when I had to administer some instant justice to a retard who deliberately barged into my wife but that's another story.

22 Sep 2026 18:50:53
Music, a beer and a dust up, sounds like a top night. 🤣👍.

19 Sep 2026 21:58:39
Can't see MGW wanting to stay much longer.

21 Sep 2026 05:34:31
Just read Spurs are coming again in January with a 125 millions bid, can see him leaving this time with the constant chaos at Forest,and seeing how well Anderson's doing at man city.

19 Sep 2026 20:09:10
If this continues MGW will leave.

20 Sep 2026 10:16:20
Agreed Bse. Not helped by Tommy Turtle ( not for the first time) mentioning that MGW plays for a relegation threatened team. He clearly likes to select from the "big” teams predominantly. His remarks will not be lost on Morgan and his agent.

20 Sep 2026 11:33:38
Also, I read somewhere that only Gross At Brighton has created more chances in the Premier League than MGW. 15 to 14.
Obviously the Seagulls put many more of them away which must increase. his frustration.

17 Sep 2026 12:14:31
3 predictions for this season

1. Liam Delap will score 20 goals

2. Jair Cunha will replace Milenkovic as starting CB alongside Diamonde and Murrilo because of his extra pace

3. James McAtee will be nailed on as our starting number 8 and have a great season.

18 Sep 2026 04:29:44
Agree with that, can see Glasner making difficult decisions on players and Milenkovic, Sangare, Wood and unfortunately Yates who might think he's just being picked as "token' home grown player to keep our record going.

18 Sep 2026 11:16:54
I agree with that Munmad. Cunha is nailed on starter atm. Murillo has more to give and is not operating at full fitness. It will be interesting to see how Diomande does now that Milenkovic is out for tomorrow and perhaps beyond.
Mossy, I agree about Wood and have said since his injury lay off that he's in the twilight of his career. Early signs Delap as his replacement are encouraging.

I reckon Wood will be kept only until a back up target man for Delap is signed, perhaps in January.
Yates and Sanghere should stay, both excellent back to Schlager who holds the holding midfield spot deservedly atm. But, the Austrian has had injury problems and it's a position that attracts bookings and sustains.

18 Sep 2026 11:17:15
Suspensions.

18 Sep 2026 12:10:42
Stokey, I think Yates would want to stay for sure but not getting regular game time might force his hand?, the thing I like about Glasner is he came to Forest and didn't try to win over the support by mentioning our past, in fact to para-phase, he said he had joined a team that was fighting regulation, Glasner will make decisions that upset people, but for the good of the team,.

19 Sep 2026 19:37:23
Whatever you are drinking Munmad, I'll have 3 of them.

16 Sep 2026 18:42:46
Manchester City have a buy-back clause for McAtee, "believed to be in the region of £65m".

If he has a Stella season, you can (ehem) expect to see him going back to City and there is nothing we can do to to stop him.

09 Sep 2026 14:45:41
RUMOURS:

We could still get Dodo on a free transfer. His contract with Fiorentina ends in 2027, so he can be signed for free in January.

We are still looking to buy Corinthians star youngster, midfielder Andre (age 189) who would be able to join in January.

Speaking of midfielders, "Nottingham Forest midfielder Ibrahim Sangare is being considered by Besiktas as an alternative to Rangers star Nicolas Raskin, who they failed to sign during the summer transfer window."

09 Sep 2026 15:31:41
Andre is even older than me then Cyclist ….
😁

12 Sep 2026 19:03:06
Both players would enhance the team.

03 Sep 2026 07:04:18
So the window closes and we look like a weaker squad, with two decent players coming in and going straight out to Mr Ms preferred club! Forest went in for Leon Bailey of Villa, but were told no way was he leaving. So now I read that Leon Bailey has signed for Olympiakos!
This stinks!

03 Sep 2026 11:29:12
This is simply a misunderstanding. It's a way of investing in both Forest and Olympiacos.

Many big clubs buy players and ship them out to other clubs they either have an interest in or their owner is involved with. Why? It is Marinakis' money, not Forest's, and if the players are sold for any money, it goes into Forest's account.


1. The player is an asset for the owning club - Forest in this case. But the owning club is not paying their wages.

2. If the player does well, their value increases, or they come to the owning club and improve their squad. Even if their value goes down, whatever they are worth is still money Marinakis has put into Forest when they are sold.



3. It doesn't cost the owning club money. The money belongs to the owner of the club, who has put the money in themselves, in our case, at least.

It is a way of allowing Marinakis to buy more players for Olympiacos without breaking FIFA financial rules. It doesn't harm Forest at all - in fact the money is buying Forest an asset we can liquidate into cash in the future.

Effectively, it allows Marinakis to invest in players for his other clubs, but the actual money goes into Forest's assets when we sell the player. Both clubs benefit from the money spent, not just Olympiacos.

{Ed001's Note - it is not just that though. We were discussing this last night on the pod, why did Marinakis not bring the best players from Olympiakos over to Forest? They didn't sell for big money to Hull(iirc), and they were in positions you needed players, so could have helped Forest out a lot. It is a very odd way to run the multi-club model.}

03 Sep 2026 12:28:39
It's not something any of us should feel comfortable with, really. It's a get around for clubs. We may benefit financially from it ultimately, but it's all noise and I wish they were banned.

RC, on another post you said we were stronger than pre the window and Anderson was irreplaceable. A great player (we've had 4-6 months to plan for his departure), but we've tried to replace him with an Austrian on a free who has a terrible injury record and McAtee who doesn't naturally play there but has talent. Both are unproven.

OG obviously expected more than Munoz - see his comments in the last week - and we went around bidding for players like anyone's business (and failed).

We obviously thought we needed more (which I agree with).

A lot rests on Delap, but if he doesn't score 10/12 goals, we can't be top half. The most likely scenario is we scrap around in the bottom half but don't get relegated. But I wouldn't rule out a relegation scrap. What if Sels or MGW get injured?

OG is here for the 13.5m a year. A truly mammoth package. He's a great manager, but I suspect he thought we'd get more (hence the numerous bids).

03 Sep 2026 13:09:44
We definitely have a squad place empty.

03 Sep 2026 13:17:30
Oh, I forgot Jair Cuhna is 21. We have 23 senior players, so that leaves Two squad spaces left.

We are probably still looking for a MF and GK.

{Ed001's Note - the players Olympiakos sold to Hull were, can you guess? Oh yes a goalkeeper and a midfielder!}

03 Sep 2026 12:55:21
Ed - good point made. Not thought of it like this. Goalkeeper looks strong for sure.

03 Sep 2026 13:08:50
@Ed001 Glasner had the final say on transfers. Maybe he had other targets and didn't want anyone from Olympiacos?

It feels like Forest went for mostly under-22 midfielders once they decided they weren't willing to pay £60M for Bergvall and a couple of others. It could come back to bite Glasner on the arse, if Forest are too weak in MF. I'm not convinced blaming Marinakis on that one is correct.

{Ed001's Note - Marinakis has the final say on everything. Not Glasner, Marinakis.}

03 Sep 2026 14:25:23
They (Marinakis and/or Glasner) have definitely taken a risk. If we get a couple of MF injuries or Sels gets injured, I agree that they are going to look pretty silly.

03 Sep 2026 15:02:34
Unlike the seemingly better run clubs, we left a lot until the end of the window, and got nobody we wanted in that last week (as Munoz was already done).

M prob felt confident given Og's more upbeat view in press conferences that there would be 2/3 arriving.



Anyhow, it didn't happen and we are in a strange position. Weaker as a team yet with a stronger (probably) manager. But that's not a squad that's going to do well in much.

MGW may be next off. Hope not.

03 Sep 2026 16:45:45
I don't think the team is weaker. I also think they were trying to sign a MF from the beginning of the window, and the failure was to sign who they wanted at a realistic price. They obviously wanted Bergvall or Fofana.



The first team looks stronger. It's the holes in the squad, in terms of backup, that are the bigger worry.

First choice, we are stronger or the same in every position apart from Anderson's.

04 Sep 2026 23:09:13
Maybe it's not about Mr. M. shuffling players around clubs, but it's about OG ducking and diving to get what he wants rather than any old body? OG might be the personality that the club needs to get the team working properly?

05 Sep 2026 17:12:14
I hope you are right. The other take would be we have less money than we think. No idea. We left the window net transfer positive in £.

01 Sep 2026 23:52:59
Out/In

Gunn - Bender 👇
Ortega - ???? 👇

Abbott - ???? 👇
Morata - Diamonde 👆
Boly - ???? 👇

Huchinson - Munoz 👆

Anderson - Schlager 👇

Bakwa - Kalimuendo 👉
Taiwo - Delap 👆

01 Sep 2026 21:26:32
Chelsea, it’s alleged, have put £85m in for MGW. In Fernandez terms, he is worth £150m.