Nuno Espirito Santo wanted Nottingham Forest to emerge from the summer transfer window with a squad containing sufficient “options and solutions”.
The Reds head coach prefers to work with a small group so values players with versatility. But he also wants to have suitable resources at his disposal to orchestrate a push up the Premier League table.
Forest made a total of 11 signings before the August 30 deadline. Carlos Miguel, Eric da Silva Moreira, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Alex Moreno, Elliot Anderson, James Ward-Prowse, Jota Silva and Ramon Sosa have been settling in Trentside, while Marko Stamenic and David Carmo will spend the campaign on loan at Olympiacos.
Some good business has been done, with most of the new additions having made positive early impressions. Below, we take a look at the strength in depth of Nuno’s squad now the transfer window has closed.
Goalkeepers
The summer was always likely to bring about a reshuffle between the posts for the Reds. Perhaps the one surprise is Matt Turner got the green light to join Crystal Palace on loan on deadline day despite Forest not signing two keepers during the window.