The four players Nottingham Forest could still sell before deadline day

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The recruitment strategy at Nottingham Forest has been much better this summer – but it remains far from perfect.

This year, the club still have a number of players floating around who have played little if any football in the Garibaldi.

Forest have added nine new players to their ranks this summer and it does look as though two or three more players will arrive before Friday’s deadline.

Last week, Joe Worrall left the club after a number of years of service but he leaves behind a few other players who are kicking their heels on the fringes.

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The four players who could still leave Nottingham Forest before Friday

According to The Telegraph, Forest aren’t solely focused on new signings before the deadline on Friday but there are four players the club want to move on.

One of them is last year’s main goalkeeper signing Matt Turner who cost the club £10 million from Arsenal ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.

He’s currently the third choice option on Trentside and at 30 he wants to be playing regular football.

Elsewhere, Josh Bowler is wanted by Preston and he could move without playing a single competitive game for the Reds.

Another player who fits the mantra of never playing a senior game is Hwang Ui-jo and he’s also up for sale at the City Ground.

Another player who is up for grabs is Emmanuel Dennis and after initially looking like he might get a chance under Nuno Espirito Santo, he’s now available for transfer too.

Forest must avoid having surplus players

Thankfully, the situation isn’t as bad this year as it was when Forest first got promoted to the Premier League.

If Forest could offload all four of these stars before the transfer deadline, it would represent a solid transfer window – regardless of who comes in.

Having players who aren’t even training with the first team isn’t ideal though and it’s imperative that the club do whatever it takes to get them out of the door.

Turner is perhaps a different situation. He will be training with the team on a regular basis as the third-choice stopper but he will have a desire for regular action.

Forest face a race against the time head of Friday. In an ideal world, two or three more will be added and the club can find suitors for those four players who have been deemed surplus to requirements.