Nottingham Forest’s summer has gotten off to an impressive start with the club looking to make moves happen in the transfer window.
The Reds have also made a positive start on the pitch in pre-season with Nuno Espirito Santo seeing his side unbeaten through their opening two friendlies.
Forest fans have already seen five new faces come through the doors at the City Ground this summer and that could be set to increase.
Talks over the potential addition of Riquelme Fillip is now said to be advanced with Forest confident of landing an agreement soon.
However, the big addition of the summer has been Elliot Anderson who landed last month from Newcastle United.
And his former manager Eddie Howe has recently shared his very honest thoughts about the midfielder’s departure from Tyneside.
Eddie Howe shares honest verdict on Elliot Anderson’s exit for Forest
Forest shelled out around £35m to bring in Anderson this summer and that is a fair chunk of change for a player who was not exactly a regular at Newcastle.
Odysseas Vlachodimos went the other way as he departed Forest for the Toon for an undisclosed fee.
However, Newcastle had their arm forced into selling Anderson as they – like Forest – found themselves battling the PSR deadline last month.
Also like Forest, Newcastle were able to balance the books, but they done so having lost one of their most promising youngsters.
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Speaking to the club’s media during Newcastle’s pre-season trip to Germany, Howe expressed his disappointment in loding Anderson.
“Elliot was very sad for us because he is a player that we loved, both on and off the pitch. Everyone here at Newcastle has worked so hard to develop him and his talents,” Howe told the Newcastle YouTube channel.
“And through PSR really we have had to, the club has been forced into a decision through no fault of his own and I just, yeah, didn’t sit comfortably with me, but it was almost something we had to do.
“We had no choice. We wish Elliott well. I am sure he will go on to have an unbelievable career.”
Elliot Anderson has made a bright start at Nottingham Forest
Anderson was handed 45 minutes last weekend against Chesterfield where he made his debut for the Reds.
And he was also given the second half of the game in Spain on Friday night against his boyhood rivals, Sunderland.
It was apparent the 21-year-old impressed in his second appearance in a Forest shirt with journalist Sarah Clapson waxing lyrical about the summer signing.
“Positive from the off. Created an early opportunity for himself with a good run into the box. Latched on to Sangare’s pass and worked the goalkeeper,” she wrote for the Nottingham Post.
Clearly Howe was devastated to lose the Newcastle academy product and he is already starting to show why.
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