It feels like a lifetime ago now since Morgan Gibbs-White was being tipped to desert Nottingham Forest.
Indeed, at one point in the frantic transfer window, it looked nailed on that the exciting number ten was going to leave the City Ground behind, with Tottenham Hotspur his most likely next destination.
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Thankfully, a switch to North London never got off the ground, with Gibbs-White starting both top-flight games so far for Forest this season, as they remain unbeaten, slotting back into Premier League life.
Dan Ndoye has been stealing various plaudits, too, by picking up a goal and an assist across this positive start, with Nuno Espirito Santo hopeful he can add in more impressive recruits, such as the ex-Bologna man, before the window suddenly slams shut.
Forest pushing to sign £35m star
The Tricky Trees have suddenly sparked into life in the busy transfer market.
Both Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee have entered the building from Ipswich Town and Manchester City in quick succession, costing Nuno's men a whopping £67.5m in the process.
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With Ndoye also in through the door, Forest's forward line is undoubtedly littered with some top-quality up-and-coming gems, with a new £35m target also on their radar to add in even more firepower.
Journalist John Percy has taken to X to confirm that Forest are "pushing" to try and snap up RC Strasbourg attacking menace Dilane Bakwa before the window is over, having previously been reported to have had a bid in the region of £30m turned down.
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£35m might well be enough for a move to come back to life, as per Percy, with the purchase of Bakwa potentially being troubling news for Ndoye, who will want his position as the Tricky Trees' starting right winger to be as solid as possible, even if competition soon arrives.
How Bakwa compares to Ndoye
Of course, Forest did wave goodbye to Anthony Elanga this summer, meaning they were left a tad light in the right-winger department.
That has since been fixed with Ndoye's arrival onto the scene, but Bakwa's stunning numbers in Ligue 1 to date indicate he could be somewhat of an immediate upgrade on Forest's brand new, flashy £34m signing.
Bakwa (Ligue 1) vs Ndoye (Serie A)
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Games played
Goals scored
Assists
Big chances created
Stats via Sofascore
When glancing at the table above, it's clear that Bakwa is more of a creative force than Ndoye, which further makes him more alike to the departed Elanga, who registered a hefty 21 assists for Forest from his 81 games at the club, before Newcastle United turned his head.
The Strasbourg star has collected 17 assists for himself in the testing French top-flight, with his ex-Bologna counterpart only managing six in total from 62 Serie A clashes.
With the same number of goals next to his name, too, as his potential soon-to-be City Ground comrade, it isn't out of the question to assume that Bakwa would make similar immediate strides in the Premier League, like Ndoye, having also been labelled "very exciting" for his consistent excellence in France by journalist Josh Bunting.
Bakwa does look well-equipped to take on this next leap - having already collected two assists this season for Liam Rosenior's early Ligue 1 high-flyers - but it will all rest on whether Nuno can get all these stunning attackers into the same XI.
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Based on the evidence outlined, the 23-year-old might well feel hard done by if he isn't immediately placed into the side at the expense of Ndoye, as some intriguing selection headaches now potentially arrive at the Portuguese manager's door.