Aston Villa considered bid for £27m-rated Nottingham Forest star – journalist
Wed 4 September 2024 18:00
Lee Clarke
Nottingham Forest enjoyed a refreshing change of pace during the transfer window, with just 11 new players being added to the squad.
Going in the opposite direction – including the loans who returned to their parent clubs and out-of-contract players – the Reds managed to ship 24 out.
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That represented quality work done by the club and now there will be less of a ‘bomb squad’ this season which has been evident in the past.
Crucially, Forest managed to keep hold of all of their star players, with Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo and Callum Hudson-Odoi all remaining on Trentside.
Newcastle made a late move for Anthony Elanga on deadline day but Forest managed to fend off that interest from the Magpies.
Another player who has some interest was Neco Williams, with Atalanta making a play to sign him – and it appears they weren’t the only ones.
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John Percy says Aston Villa wanted Nottingham Forest star Neco Williams
The Wales international signed for Forest from Liverpool for £17 million in the summer of 2022 with very big boots to fill.
Forest knew that signing Djed Spence permanently was unobtainable and Williams was the man tasked with filling the void.
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