Your Nottingham Forest digest for Wednesday, December 7.
Scarpa shines in Forest friendly
Nottingham Forest fell to a 3-2 defeat to Atromitos in a behind-closed-doors friendly in Greece as Gustavo Scarpa starred for his new side.
Steve Cooper has been putting his squad through their paces as they prepare for the season to resume after the World Cup. The Reds got their friendlies underway with a run-out against Stoke last week before flying out to Greece.
Forest got off to a strong start against Atromitos, managed by former Wales boss Chris Coleman, as new signing Scarpa’s corner was converted into an own goal in the fourth minute. Atromitos were shortly back on level terms, though, through midfielder Andreas Kuen.
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Bizarre Forest transfer 'agreement'
Nottingham Forest 'agreed' not to play loan signing Loic Bade this season, according to a report.
It has been claimed that Forest reached such an agreement with the player's parent club Rennes in October after the right-back failed to kickstart his career at the City Ground.
According to Le Telegramme, per Sport Witness , Rennes will be recalling Bade in the January transfer window and have been working "for several weeks" to find him a new club.
Transfer stance as striker's agent drops hint
Italian side Bari have reportedly set out their stance on Nottingham Forest-linked forward Walid Cheddira.
The Morocco international’s red-hot form in Serie B has seemingly made plenty of teams sit up and take note. And he is said to have attracted plenty of interest ahead of the January transfer window.
Forest attempted £25m transfer for World Cup hero
Nottingham Forest reportedly missed out on a chance to sign Portugal’s World Cup sensation Goncalo Ramos.
Ramos, 21, established himself in the Brenfica team during the 2021-22 campaign but has ascended to another level this term. The striker had managed 20 combined goal contributions in 21 games for his club, earning a place in the Portugal squad and scored a hat-trick against Switzerland, but reportedly could have joined Forest in the summer.
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