After 12 new deals .. a coach in the English Premier League: We are not finished yet
Nottingham Forest will head to Newcastle United on Saturday with a completely new team after signing 12 players, but coach Steve Cooper said, "We are not done yet."
And he indicated that the club is ready to make other deals, before playing its first match in the English Premier League in 23 years.
Forrest, who beat Huddersfield Town in the play-offs to advance to the top flight, rebuilt a squad badly damaged by the departures of veteran players such as Bryce Samba, Louis Graban and Tobias Figueiredo as well as the departure of five players on loan.
Midfielder Jesse Lingard joined on a free transfer and goalkeeper Dean Henderson arrived on loan from Manchester United, while Forrest also broke his record transfer market with the signing of Nigeria striker Taiwo Onyi from Union Berlin for 17 million pounds ($ 20.67 million).
"I think there will be more signings," Cuper told reporters yesterday. "Frankly, I wanted to keep a lot of players from last year's squad and add some elements needed to compete at the highest levels, but it didn't work out like that. We had no alternative but to take action." These are big changes and we will continue to do so."
Former European champion Forrest was relegated from the top flight in 1999. He joined Bournemouth and Fulham, who were promoted directly to the league this season.
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