Five Championship transfers Nottingham Forest could complete for the Premier League

Nottingham Forest supporters will be licking their lips at the prospect of new signings arriving at the City Ground this summer as the club prepare for their first season back in the Premier League in 23 years.

Steve Cooper's tremendous job at the Reds was completed on Sunday afternoon when they defeated Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium. Only two days after the 37,000 Forest fans witnessed history, talk has already began linking players to a move to the East Midlands ahead of August's Premier League kick-off.

Southampton midfielder Will Smallbone has been mentioned as a potential replacement for James Garner, whilst the possibility of making Philip Zinckernagel and Djed Spence's loan spells permanent have also been discussed.

Previously, promoted clubs have endured a hectic summer before competing with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool. In the previous five seasons, relegation clubs spent an average of £49million in the summer market prior to taking on England's best, a huge contrast to the £2.28m Forest spent last summer under Chris Hughton.

Forest last spent over £15million in a summer transfer window in 2018, when João Carvalho (£13.5m), Lewis Grabban (£6.12m), El Arbi Hillel Soudabi (£2.7m) and Tobias Figueiredo (£2m) all arriving.

It is a big summer for Forest, with plenty of players looking to join the club and make the step-up from the second tier to the Premier League. Below is a look at five Championship players who could fit perfectly into Cooper's squad next season.

Forest's midfield has already been heavily discussed already after interest in Garner from elsewhere across the Premier League has intensified. Garner is set to be assessed by new Manchester United