It was a relatively quiet transfer deadline day for Nottingham Forest as the winter window came to a close
20:30, 02 Feb 2026
Lorenzo Lucca after signing for Nottingham Forest
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Lorenzo Lucca after signing for Nottingham Forest(Image: Getty)
Deadline day brought with it plenty of twists and turns as Nottingham Forest put the finishing touches to their winter transfer business.
The window was a bit of a slow-burner for the Reds. Head coach Sean Dyche had predicted it might be, and he had made clear all along any incomings needed to be the right ones.
The final hours of the window came with no shortage of intrigue. Some targets came and went, while bids went in and were rejected for others.
Dyche now knows the squad he has to work with for the remainder of the campaign. The club will hope he has sufficient options at his disposal to steer them to Premier League safety and to mount a challenge in the Europa League. Below, NottinghamshireLive looks at the deals Forest managed to do during the transfer window.
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Ins
Lorenzo Lucca - on loan from Napoli with reported £35 million option to buy included
Stefan Ortega - from Manchester City, for fee up to £500,000 if clauses triggered
Luca Netz - from Borussia Monchengladbach for reported £2m fee
Outs
Arnaud Kalimuendo - loan to Eintracht Frankfurt with option to buy included
Douglas Luiz - loan from Juventus terminated
Oleksandr Zinchenko - loan from Arsenal terminated
Returned from loan spells
Cuiabano - from Botafogo
Eric da Silva Moreira - from Rio Ave
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Academy business
Outs
Josh Powell - loan to Fleetwood Town after Colchester United loan ended
Jamie McDonnell - to Oxford United after Mansfield Town loan terminated
Jack Thompson - loan to Barrow, potential for permanent move
Adam Berry - to Al Kholood
Cormac Daly - loan to Hereford
Cherif Yaya - loan to Hereford
Esapa Osong - loan to Fleetwood Town after Motherwell loan ended
Isaac Davies - to Cardiff City
Ben Hammond - loan to Northampton Town, with potential for permanent move
Kyle McAdam - loan to Northampton Town, with potential for permanent move, after Mansfield Town loan ended
Returned from loan spells
George Murray Jones - from Chester
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Donnell McNeilly - from Wycombe Wanderers
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