Nottingham Forest: Marinakis may have 'curveball' on deadline day at City Ground

Nottingham Forest could sign one more ‘curveball’ on transfer deadline day and may look to bolster their midfield options, according to talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook.

Steve Cooper has overseen an incredibly busy period of business at the City Ground and could still strengthen further ahead of the 11pm cut-off.

This summer, the East Midlands side have already completed a whopping 18 transfers following their promotion from the Championship.

Among those to arrive are Morgan Gibbs-White, Neco Williams, Emmanuel Dennis, Lewis O’Brien, Dean Henderson and Renan Lodi, with well over £100 million spent.

But it was a necessity, with 10 of the matchday squad from the play-off final no longer with the club for various reasons, leaving Cooper with limited options.

Two players well known to the Premier League remain on their radar heading into the final hours of the window.

Former Villarreal full-back Serge Aurier is set to sign a two-year deal at the City Ground on a free transfer after leaving the La Liga side at the end of last season.

It is also understood that advanced talks have been held with Wolves centre-back Willy Boly after the 31-year-old did not turn up for the recent meeting with Newcastle.

Crook would not be surprised if Forest moved for a late curveball in the summer transfer window.

The talkSPORT reporter also speculated that they may well look to bolster their midfield options before the clock strikes 11pm.

Crook told GIVEMESPORT: “It wouldn’t surprise me if Forest had another curveball up their sleeve on deadline day because the owner is determined to flex his muscles in this window. I wonder if they might bring him on more midfielder. Between now and the end the window.”

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