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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

Nottingham Forest divisive transfer gamble analysed as summer spending spree hits £70m

This time last year, not many Nottingham Forest fans would have dreamt to be in their current position, having already smashed their transfer record and attracted some big name Premier League stars.

The Reds produced one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Championship history as they climbed from rock bottom to the play-offs after Steve Cooper took the reins from Chris Hughton. After scraping past Sheffield United, Forest finally marked their return to the top-flight for the first time in 23 years by beating Huddersfield in the final on what was a memorable day at Wembley.

However, The Reds have since lost almost half of their starting XI from that game, with the likes of Djed Spence, James Garner, Keinan Davis and Philip Zinckernagel returning to their parent clubs. Meanwhile, Max Lowe, Tobias Figueiredo, Ethan Horvath, Gaetan Bong, Lewis Grabban and Brice Samba have also departed The City Ground.

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