Nottingham Forest returned to the Premier League after 23 years, with a clear intention not to drop out of it anytime soon. For too long, the famous English club has not been a member of the elite and does not want to repeat the post that lasted more than two decades. That’s why he decided to break the bank and form a quality team during the summer, capable of preserving the status in the highest rank.Thoughts on our new recruit, Reds? 😁@dennisblessed42 | #NFFC pic.twitter.com/gdB6aHnhpD— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) August 13, 2022 On the night between Saturday and Sunday, they introduced two more reinforcements, thus collectively hiring 14 new players in the summer transfer window. Cheikhou Kouyate came from Crystal Palace as a free agent, while the English media claim that the Nigerian Emmanuel Denis was paid 23 million euros to Watford. Thus, the Foresters spent a total of around 118 million euros on compensation. The only clubs who spent more on recruitment this summer are Chelsea and Arsenal.The Premier League teams have already spent almost 1.5 billion euros – and they won’t stopBy hiring Denis, Nottingham Forest broke the club’s record for transfers for the second time in the current transfer window. First, they did it by hiring Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin (20.5 million euros), and now his compatriot from Watford is at the top of the all-time list. Denis arrived in England last summer from Club Brugge for 4 million euros and left a good impression. He failed to help the Hornets survive, but he scored 10 goals and showed that he was ready for English football. As for Kouyate, he has been in England since 2014 when he arrived at West Ham from Anderlecht. He spent four years with the Hammers, before moving to Selhurst Park in the summer of 2018. He made 129 appearances for both London clubs in the Premier League and scored a total of 14 goals.Forest prepare close to 35 million euros for two new signingsSteve Cooper’s team lost to Newcastle on the first day of the Premier League (0:2), and in the second round, they are hosting West Ham. It will take some time for the many newcomers to settle in, we’ll just have to see if Cooper can fit them all in time. Throughout the history of the Premier League, hiring a large number of new players upon entering the top tier has not been the best tactic. It doesn’t mean that they won’t succeed this time, but the Foresters have to start with good games as soon as possible, so that bad results don’t create a negative atmosphere and a sense of panic. Now it’s up to Cooper.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 2SaturdayAston Villa – Everton 2-1 (1-0)/Ings 31, Buendia 85 – Digne 87 og/Arsenal – Leicester 4-2 (2-0)/Jesus 22, 35, Xhaka 55, Martinelli 75 – Saliba 53 og, Maddison 74/Brighton – Newcastle 0-0Manchester City – Bournemouth 4-0 (3-0)/Gundogan 19, De Bruyne 31, Foden 37. Lerma 79 og/Southampton – Leeds 2-2 (0-0)/Aribo 72, Walker-Peters 81 – Rodrigo 46, 60/Wolverhampton – Fulham 0-0Brentford – Manchester United 4-0 (4-0)/Dasilva 10, Jensen 18, Mee 30, Mbeumo 35/Sunday16.00: (4.40) Nott.Forest (3.50) West Ham (1.95)17:30: (2.40) Chelsea (3.35) Tottenham (3.20)Monday22.00: (1.20) Liverpool (7.75) Crystal Palace (16.0)***odds are subject to change
