Nottingham Forest make statement transfer as another summer exit likely
Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of free agent Jesse Lingard.
The attacking midfielder is said to have penned a one-year deal to become the Reds’ 11th new addition of the summer. He joins ex-Manchester United teammate Dean Henderson in making the move to the City Ground, with the goalkeeper having already made the switch on loan.
Announcing Lingard’s arrival, Forest said: “Everyone at Nottingham Forest is delighted to welcome Jesse to the club and we look forward to seeing him pull on the Garibaldi shirt at the World Famous City Ground.”
The England international could make his debut in the Garibaldi on Saturday, when Steve Cooper’s side travel to face Union Berlin for the fifth friendly of the summer. They have little more than two weeks to go before their opening Premier League fixture, at Newcastle United on August 6.
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Head coach Steve Cooper says there has been a clear strategy behind putting Nottingham Forest’s transfer “jigsaw puzzle” together.
The Reds have had a busy summer window as they prepare to make the step up to the Premier League, and they are not finished yet. Ten new signings have come through the door so far - albeit one, Brandon Aguilera, has immediately gone out on loan.
Further arrivals are still being targeted, while other players will add to the list of those to have already departed. Cooper has been very clear, however, on the club’s approach to their transfer business.
“There’s loads of good players that are available or you can buy or you get offered to you,” he told NottinghamshireLive after his team’s 3-1 friendly win over Hertha Berlin. “But it’s not just that. Obviously we want good players, but we want good players who fit our way of playing, fit our culture
