Nottingham Forest have a number of players currently trying to catch the eye out on loan.
The Reds have utilised the loan market well when it comes to allowing players out, with Olympiacos often taking at least one player on a temporary basis.
This season, the Greek giants have two players from Forest, with David Carmo and Marko Stamenic both joining the club.
Carmo looks to be a signing that makes perfect sense from a Forest perspective.
Murillo is wanted by a host of clubs and perhaps Forest see Carmo as a player who can come in and replace the Brazilian next summer.
Stamenic is a bit more of an unknown quantity, however, and now he’s been sharing what Forest have told him ahead of returning to the club in 2025/26.
Marko Stamenic shares what Nottingham Forest have told him
The Kiwi midfielder was actually the first signing that Forest announced during the summer.
It was also claimed at the same time that he would head straight to Olympiacos and report for duty at Forest next summer.
Now, ahead of New Zealand’s game with Samoa this morning, Stamenic shared what Forest told him before he went out on loan.
He told the New Zealand Herald: “You are always in performance mode every single day, not only for games but also for training.
“I’m trying to implement the things that Forest have told me to work on every day.
“There are fine details, fine-tuning my game, being young. I need to continue to learn; to get stronger, to get fitter, to get faster, develop my body into the figure that the Premier League needs as a midfielder.
“I’m really critical with my game, with my training and try to adjust small things to better myself every day.”
Stamenic will have it all to do at Forest to get in the team
The Reds currently have a plethora of midfielders to choose from and that will make life hard for him at the City Ground.
Stamenic does have time on his side and the 22-year-old will hope to force his way into the team during pre-season ahead of next season.
This season, it’s the one area of the pitch that hasn’t looked short of options at any point.
Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare started the season, with Ryan Yates and Nicolas Dominguez now the men in possession of the shirts with those two injured.
Elsewhere, James Ward-Prowse has signed on a season-long loan and the options aren’t in short supply.
Still, these comments do bode well.
It suggests that Forest are liaising with Stamenic and he’s leaving no stone unturned in his quest to make a go of it at Forest.
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