Nottingham Forest have worked extremely hard to make sure that their squad is well-stocked ahead of a tilt at Europe this season.
Chris Wood scored twice on Sunday in a 3-1 win over Brentford, but options in the final third have been very much the order of the day.
Arnaud Kalimuendo signed for Forest on Monday, and he looks like the ideal foil for Wood when it comes to spearheading Nuno Espirito Santo’s attack.
Elliot Anderson was praised for his latest Forest performance, with Morgan Gibbs-White also staying put this summer despite interest from Manchester City and Tottenham.
Douglas Luiz is set for Forest and it would appear that the club are nowhere near finished when it comes to the transfer market.
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Nottingham Forest join Newcastle in race for Nicolas Jackson
Chelsea want £60 million for Jackson and they’re prepared to let him leave Stamford Bridge this summer.
Now, according to South American journalist Eduardo Burgos, Forest have joined Newcastle in the race to sign the striker who has also been courted by Aston Villa.
Jackson signed for Chelsea for £30 million from Villarreal and scored 10 goals last season as the Blues pipped Forest to a Champions League place.
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The 14-time Senegal international has bagged 30 goals in 81 appearances in total and helped Chelsea win the Club World Cup during the summer.
Jackson interest feels far-fetched
Given that Forest now have Wood, Kalimuendo and Igor Jesus competing for one place in attack, signing Jackson feels like a bit of a stretch.
Right now, the Reds still have Taiwo Awoniyi in their ranks too and at the moment, it’s hard to grasp where Jackson would fit in at the City Ground.
Jackson earns £120,000-a-week at Stamford Bridge and at the £60 million asking price, it feels like an expensive transfer to complete.
The 24-year-old has Premier League experience and Jackson was also called ‘unbelievable’ by Joe Cole last season for his efforts leading the Chelsea line.
With the options available to Espirito Santo, this doesn’t feel like a deal for the here and now but it does show that Forest aren’t afraid to try and sign players who are considered targets for the bigger clubs in the Premier League.