The two men you want to see discussing transfer plans at Nottingham Forest have both expressed a desire to get more fresh faces on board.
Rejoice!
Evangelos Marinakis controls the purse strings.
Sabri Lamouchi selects from those at his disposal.
Both are keen to make further additions to the Reds squad before the summer deadline passes.
Which is nice to hear given the flurry of activity that has already been overseen.
Six additions have been made to the ranks so far.
Sammy Ameobi arrived as a free agent while Martin O’Neill was still at the helm.
Since Lamouchi took the reins, Tiago Silva, Yuri Ribeiro, Alfa Semedo, Arijanet Muric and Albert Adomah have been acquired.
Elusive
We are all still waiting on that elusive striker.
Plans, though, are afoot.
And you would hope that Marinakis and Lamouchi are making another goal-getter their top priority.
The man in the dugout has said in the Nottingham Post: “Of course I would like to see more signings.
“We need to get into a position where we can achieve our target. The club, the manager, players, staff – everyone.
“The club knows exactly what I ask of them. We need some players; some players can change the face of the team.”
Whatever message Lamouchi has passed on to those above him in the City Ground food chain, it appears to be getting through.
Marinakis has told BBC Nottingham Sport: “Promotion is our target.
“It is not easy. I don’t want to promise things, I want to deliver things. We have to get some good players to fill the gaps and I am confident we can do it.”
Good players to fill the gaps, sounds promising.
Pulse
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No specifics, admittedly.
We could probably all rest a little easier if either of the men with their finger on the pulse had come out and said: ‘We want a striker’.
For now, we are going to have to settle for reading between the lines.
Pursuing options in other areas at this stage would make little sense.
Yes, another right-back would be useful, but is hardly essential.
Lewis Grabban cannot be expected to carry that burden, even with Tyler Walker chipping in.
Marinakis wants promotion (who doesn’t) and Lamouchi is looking for more options.
There are no excuses from this point.
Expectations have been made public, so now is the time to deliver on them.
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