Don Hutchinson says Nottingham Forest have made the signing of the season in the Premier League

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What a time it is to be a fan of Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest.

The club are flying under Nuno Espirito Santo and currently occupy fifth place in the Premier League table after 11 games.

Chris Wood has been praised by Alan Shearer and he’s scored eight goals so far during the 2024/25 campaign.

Elliot Anderson was lauded by Gary Neville and he’s proved a very useful signing since checking in from Newcastle United in the summer.

Forest are reaping the benefits of a meticulous transfer window that saw the club add quality over quantity for the first time in three years.

The scattergun approach from the summer of 2022 looks a long way away these days and long may that strategy continue.

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Don Hutchinson names Nikola Milenkovic as the Signing of the Season so far

With the season now 11 games old, pundits have started to have their say on the season so far.

Forest are flying high and if there was an award for the overachievers at this stage, it’s almost certain that the Reds would be collecting.

Don Hutchinson has picked out his Signing of the Season so far as Forest defender Nikola Milenkovic.

The burly central defender is absolutely dynamite in the air and he cost the Reds just £12 million from Fiorentina during the summer.

A £91,000-a-week player, he’s added a steely resistance to the defensive unit that wasn’t always evident last season and he’s also worked well alongside Murillo.

Milenkovic feels like captain material for Forest and even though he doesn’t wear the armband, he leads by example every time he takes to the pitch.

Milenkovic already worth a fortune based on Forest form

Although Forest won’t be considering selling the 27-year-old any time soon, the club will be gearing up for significant profit when the time does come to sell him.

Any club who now wants to land Milenkovic will have to dig seriously deep and the Reds have hit the jackpot with this signing.

Forest have had a lot of stick over the years for their recruitment policy but this summer it looks absolutely superb.

Milenkovic epitomises what Forest tried to do and at £12 million, Hutchinson is dead right to pick the international defender as the Signing of the Season so far.