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Nottingham Forest drop squad surprise as two out of three new transfers left out

Lorenzo Lucca, Stefan Ortega and Luca Netz all arrived at the City Ground during the winter transfer window

14:45, 06 Feb 2026Updated 14:52, 06 Feb 2026

Nottingham Forest head coach Sean Dyche

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Lorenzo Lucca has been included in Nottingham Forest’s updated Europa League squad.

But fellow new arrivals Stefan Ortega and Luca Netz have both been left out by boss Sean Dyche.

Forest face Turkish giants Fenerbahce in a play-off tie as they attempt to reach the last 16 of the tournament on their return to Europe.

The Reds confirmed the updated squad for the knockout phase on Friday, after the closure of the winter transfer window.

A statement read: “Nottingham Forest's UEFA A List for the knockout stage of the Europa League has been confirmed and submitted to UEFA.

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“Omari Hutchinson, Jair Cunha, and January signing Lorenzo Lucca have been added to the squad for the next phase of the competition.

“The Reds will face Turkish side Fenerbahçe SK in a two-legged play-off tie, with a place in the last 16 awaiting the winner.”

Forest’s Europa League squad in full:

Ola Aina

Elliot Anderson

Dilane Bakwa

Murillo

Jair Cunha

Nicolás Domínguez

Morgan Gibbs-White

Omari Hutchinson

Angus Gunn

Callum Hudson-Odoi

Lorenzo Lucca

Igor Jesus

James McAtee

Nikola Milenković

Dan Ndoye

Morato

Ibrahim Sangaré

Nicolò Savona

Matz Sels

Neco Williams

Chris Wood

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