From next week it will be full steam ahead with Nottingham Forest’s preparations for the 2024/25 campaign.
It is a big season for head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and his team as they aim to push on in the Premier League. And it will be all systems go when they return for pre-season training ahead of their first summer friendly next weekend.
Plenty of groundwork has already been laid for the new term as it has been a busy start to the summer for the Reds. NottinghamshireLive takes a look at what has happened over the past few weeks.
Transfer talk
The June 30 accounting deadline passed without any major panic at the City Ground. The sales of Mangala and Niakhate should mean the club are well placed to avoid a repeat of last season’s four-point deduction for breaching Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
They came through without having to consider selling any of their prized assets for cut-price fees, which is a huge positive. But the PSR deadline hasn’t marked the end of the transfer speculation concerning some of Forest’s star men.
Murillo has dominated the headlines in recent days following an interview with a Brazilian journalist. The centre-back is being tracked by a long list of admirers and has admitted his future is still uncertain.