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Chapter one · read the club

Nottingham Forest,read in full.

Oliver Glasner's side line up in a and sit in the table. His teams take of the threat in their matches and average defensive actions.

Chapter two · find the gap

The gaps are at and .

Biggest need · goalkeeper · below its rivals, ageing
The best of them, John Victor, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Nottingham Forest in strength the best option there is typically worth . of the options are veterans, so the position needs renewing soon.
Second need · defensive midfield · too few players, below its rivals
Counted by where they start, its options add up to only players, veterans aside, where a squad carries . The best of them, Ibrahim Sangaré, is worth ; at the clubs closest to Nottingham Forest in strength the best option there is typically worth .

Every position is compared with the six squads in its league closest in strength: depth, the best option's value, ageing. Players count where they actually start, not where they are listed.

Chapter three · scout the fix

Three ways to fix it.

Biggest need: goalkeeper

Dream targets · whatever the cost

Gianluigi Donnarumma
Club
Manchester City
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Manchester City in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. The most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Nottingham Forest's minutes. Market value .
Joan García
Club
FC Barcelona
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Barcelona in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. The second most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Nottingham Forest's minutes. Market value .
Bart Verbruggen
Club
Brighton & Hove Albion
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Brighton & Hove Albion in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at goalkeeper. We expect him to play of Nottingham Forest's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Guillaume Restes
Club
FC Toulouse
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FC Toulouse in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FC Toulouse sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Nottingham Forest. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Stanislav Agkatsev
Club
FK Krasnodar
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for FK Krasnodar in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. A move that can happen: FK Krasnodar sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Nottingham Forest. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Robin Risser
Club
RC Lens
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm
Why him
A regular: minutes for RC Lens in the past year's matches on record. He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. A move that can happen: RC Lens sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Nottingham Forest. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Bernt Klaverboer
Club
SC Heerenveen
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of SC Heerenveen's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
André Gomes
Club
FC Alverca
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FC Alverca's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Kurban Rasulov
Club
FK Dinamo Moskva
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays goalkeeper · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with John Victor () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of FK Dinamo Moskva's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Second need: defensive midfield

Dream targets · whatever the cost

James Garner
Club
Everton FC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A ball-winning midfielder: in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for interceptions and the top for tackles ( league season). He would compete with Ibrahim Sangaré () for a starting place. Closest in style: Manu Morlanes and M. Frendrup. The most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Nottingham Forest's minutes. Market value .
Eduardo Camavinga
Club
Real Madrid
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A ball-winning midfielder: in the top of midfielders in Europe's biggest leagues for duels contested, the top for fouls won and the top for tackles ( league season). He would compete with Ibrahim Sangaré () for a starting place. Closest in style: M. Caicedo and Mikel Jauregizar. The second most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Nottingham Forest's minutes. Market value .
Felix Nmecha
Club
Borussia Dortmund
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for Borussia Dortmund in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ibrahim Sangaré () for a starting place. The third most valuable regular starter we found at defensive midfield. We expect him to play of Nottingham Forest's minutes. Market value .

Realistic targets · gettable

Noah Sadiki
Club
Sunderland AFC
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Sunderland AFC in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ibrahim Sangaré () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Sunderland AFC sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Nottingham Forest. The likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Ethan Ampadu
Club
Leeds United
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps · injury risk
Why him
A regular: minutes for Leeds United in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ibrahim Sangaré () for a starting place. A move that can happen: Leeds United sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Nottingham Forest. The second likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).
Matvey Kislyak
Club
PFK CSKA Moskva
Age
Contract
months left
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
A regular: minutes for PFK CSKA Moskva in the past year's matches on record, and international caps. He would compete with Ibrahim Sangaré () for a starting place. A move that can happen: PFK CSKA Moskva sell players like him more often than most ( chance in a window), and players tend to move up to richer clubs like Nottingham Forest. The third likeliest move of those we checked ( in a window; any one move is a long shot).

Hidden gems · young, rising

Oscar Højlund
Club
Eintracht Frankfurt
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Ibrahim Sangaré, the last of Nottingham Forest's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of Eintracht Frankfurt's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Mamadou Coulibaly
Club
AS Monaco
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays central midfield, defensive midfield · left-footed · cm · caps
Why him
That is more than Ibrahim Sangaré, the last of Nottingham Forest's regular starters there ( goals and assists per full match), so he would add end product. Aged and already a regular ( of AS Monaco's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.
Lamare Bogarde
Club
Aston Villa
Age
Price
(likely –)
Plays defensive midfield, right-back · right-footed · cm · caps
Why him
He would compete with Ibrahim Sangaré () for a starting place. Aged and already a regular ( of Aston Villa's minutes), projected to be worth in a few seasons.

Price is our fair fee for Nottingham Forest today; the likely range is where most fees for players like him have landed. Wages are not shown: no free source publishes them.

Injury risk is rated for players in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1; Eredivisie has too little injury data to rate; other leagues have none.

Linked in the press · most credible first · rumours, not facts · how sources compare

Trey Nyoni · Liverpool FC
Nottingham Forest have been linked with Trey Nyoni. The Guardian
Source
The Rumour Mill's own round-up:
Heat
independent outlet, report since
Reality
We put this move at in a window. months left on his contract.
Track record
- : the same source linked Arne Engels with Nott'm Forest; he .

Chapter four · check every number

Every number has a receipt.

league position · Nottingham Forest
league points · Nottingham Forest
league goals scored · Nottingham Forest
league goals conceded · Nottingham Forest
recent league results, oldest first · Nottingham Forest
appointed head coach of Nottingham Forest · Oliver Glasner

Verified ×2Every figure re-checked against its source · news needs an official source or two independent ones · hover any number

Chapter five · predict Saturday

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

Ipswich Town win

Draw

Nottingham Forest win

Forecast from team ratings and chance quality, tested on two full seasons: better than a classic rating system, not yet as sharp as the bookmakers.

Chapter six · fork it

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