Are Forest backing Glasner?published at 18:04 BST 10 August
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Nick Mashiter has been answering some of your latest Nottingham Forest transfer window questions.
Paul asked: How are Forest going to back Oliver Glasner with the money from the Elliot Anderson deal? We have brought one player in so far and that's on a free.
Nick replied: The focus is very much on quality additions this summer so it is not a surprise Forest are being precise - which naturally takes a bit more time.
Boss Oliver Glasner said he was confident new faces would join Forest during their training camp in Portugal but in those terms it has been a frustrating summer so far.
In terms of senior signings only midfielder Xaver Schlager, a free transfer from RB Leipzig, has arrived. At the moment, Forest's sole incoming deal is the lowest number by a club in the Premier League.
A deal for Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande is still in progress while the interest in Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall is complicated by competition from elsewhere, including Newcastle.
The window is complicated by the World Cup, meaning deals have taken a bit more time to complete. Expect the window to be very busy in the second half of the month.
There is no suggestion, though, Forest will not back Glasner. He was brought in to take them to the next level and owner Evangelos Marinakis' ambition for the club to return to Europe and compete for silverware remains.
The 2026-27 Premier League season has not yet kicked off, but it has already made history.
Nine clubs are set to begin the campaign with a new permanent manager - the highest number ever for the top flight's opening weekend.
The scale of turnover has dramatically reshaped the Premier League's managerial landscape.
The upheaval did not begin this summer. The 2025-26 Premier League season featured 11 managerial changes, with Forest among the clubs to make multiple appointments during the campaign.
The average tenure of a top-flight boss now stands at about 20 months, illustrating just how fleeting life in one of football's most demanding jobs can now be.
Recent history also suggests changing manager offers no guarantees. During the 2025-26 season, several clubs that switched coaches continued to struggle. Forest employed three managers during the campaign, Tottenham changed head coach twice, while Chelsea also altered direction before the season ended.
Others, however, did enjoy an immediate uplift. Michael Carrick averaged 2.6 points per game across his first five matches as Manchester United boss, while Liam Rosenior collected the same return after taking charge of Chelsea. Rosenior's tenure ultimately proved short-lived, though, with the Blues winning just one of his final eight Premier League matches before he was dismissed.
Research discussed in the Financial Times,, external external, drawing on findings from Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski, argues that player quality and spending remain stronger predictors of results than managerial changes alone.
Sports consultancy Twenty First Group says coaches often succeed or fail according to the environment they inherit as much as their own abilities.
Since the Premier League began in 1992, only six managers have won the title in their first season in charge of their club.
Mourinho became the first to achieve the feat with Chelsea in 2004-05, before Carlo Ancelotti repeated it with the same club in 2009-10.
Manuel Pellegrini guided Manchester City to the title in his debut campaign in 2013-14, Claudio Ranieri masterminded Leicester City's remarkable triumph in 2015-16, Conte won the league in his first season at Chelsea in 2016-17, and most recently Slot led Liverpool to the championship in his maiden campaign in 2025-26.
With almost half the division beginning the campaign under new leadership, the Premier League enters one of its most unpredictable seasons in recent memory.
What are the new financial rules Premier League clubs must stick to?published at 06:46 BST 6 August
06:46 BST 6 August
Katharine Sharpe and Simon Casson BBC Sport senior journalists
The 2025-26 Premier League and Championship seasons included the introduction of squad-cost ratio rules on a shadow basis, testing to see how a spending cap for squad costs set at a percentage of a club's total revenues might work.
These SCR regulations have now been permanently implemented for the 2026-27 season, replacing previous profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
Uefa has a 70% SCR cap for European competitions, so Premier League clubs who qualified for Europe fall in line with this limit.
Clubs who did not qualify for Europe, and so are only taking part in domestic competitions, are capped at 85% of their total revenue.
However, clubs can spend above the 85% limit by using a multi-year rolling allowance of 30%. This allows them to invest ahead of revenue and variance or sporting underperformance.
Every club will start this coming season on 85% + 30% allowance, so effectively 115%.
If a club spends 105% on their squad in 2026-27, it means they have used 20% of their allowance, and for 2027-28 their maximum spend before potential sporting sanction is 95%.
If a club spend less than 85%, they can increase the allowance again to the maximum of 30%.
Spending above 85% but under the allowance results in a financial penalty, whereas going over both the 85% and the allowance will land the club a fixed six-point deduction which increases by one point for every £6.5m spent over the 115%.
'Anchoring' was also trialled in 2025-26, which meant any club's spending could not exceed a multiple of income earned by the bottom-placed club - however this was rejected at a vote of Premier League clubs.
SCR was approved by a vote of 14 clubs to six, and was introduced alongside sustainability and systemic resilience (SSR) regulations.
SSR involves three tests that are applied throughout the season:
Working capital test - assesses short-term cash resources
Liquidity test - assesses medium-term liquidity and resilience
Positive equity test -assesses long-term financial health
The aim of the SCR and SSR regulations is to stop the richest owners providing endless funds to their clubs to sign new players, as any money injected this way does not count as seasonal revenue.
They will also aim to prevent clubs from overspending and accruing unmanageable losses.
Gossip: Forest target Man City's Reijnderspublished at 07:50 BST 5 August
07:50 BST 5 August
Manchester City's Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 28, has emerged as a £55m target for Nottingham Forest. (Mail), external
Manchester United see Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 26, as a potential replacement for captain Bruno Fernandes if the 31-year-old Portugal international leaves Old Trafford. (Mail - subscription required), external
A youngster to watch - Azae Bonnickpublished at 08:51 BST 4 August
08:51 BST 4 August
Nick Mashiter Football reporter
Midfielder Azae Bonnick is a rising star in Forest's academy and scored 39 goals and provided 14 assists, playing up an age group for the under-16s last season.
He has also earned a call-up to the England Under-15s.
Bonnick made his under-18s debut for Forest against Sunderland in March, just a week after turning 15.
Is building a new stadium a way around spending rules?published at 08:22 BST 4 August
08:22 BST 4 August
Should a club build a new stadium or upgrade its current home in a bid to maintain some history? How significant is a new ground in terms of revenue generated? Will it move the needle?
BBC Sport has worked with football finance expert Kieran Maguire to consider the impact a new home has.
Sporting inflict Forest's first defeat of pre-seasonpublished at 13:20 BST 1 August
13:20 BST 1 August
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Nottingham Forest wrapped up their 12-day training camp in Portugal with their first defeat of pre-season against Primeira Liga side Sporting.
The Reds fell to a 4-1 loss in their second pre-season fixture of the day, having claimed a 2-1 victory over Portimonense, as they got more minutes in the tank ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Oliver Glasner's side, who were looking to go five games unbeaten in pre-season, took the lead just two minutes in through in-form Igor Jesus, who has now scored in four consecutive appearances.
However, Goncalo Inacio quickly levelled things up with a pinpoint header before Issa Doumbia's 61st-minute strike doubled Sporting's lead.
Then centre-forward Rafael Nel sealed victory for Sporting with a second half brace, firstly looping a header beyond Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels and then grabbing another goal six minutes before full-time.
Nottingham Forest will now return to Nigel Doughty Academy before heading to northern Italy next weekend to take on Udinese and Barcelona.
'Each day is a new learning day' - Williams embodying Glasner 'mentality'published at 17:54 BST 31 July
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"I'm hungrier than ever to get us back into Europe," says Nottingham Forest left-back Neco Williams, who played a pivotal role in the Reds' journey to the Europa League semi-finals last season.
"I'm at a stage in my career now where I want to play in the biggest games," Williams told BBC East Midlands' Charlie Slater. "I want to be playing in Europe and winning stuff. I have to use that as motivation to go and do it.
"Having the taste of them European games with this club makes me hungrier than ever to do it again and get us back into Europe."
On the pre-season training camp in Portugal, Williams added: "This is what pre-season is all about. It is about getting fit and taking away as many new ideas as possible and trying them in training.
"He [Oliver Glasner] has been working us very hard, there has been a lot of running. It has been tough but enjoyable, that's all you can ask for in pre-season. Each day is a new learning day.
"The mentality is around not moaning and just getting on with it. For example; if someone loses the ball or the pitch is too dry, there should be no moaning. That's exactly what we have been doing.
"It has been a bit of a different pre-season for us because we are used to doing double sessions, but he [Glasner] likes to do all his work in the morning.
"So we have been doing a really big and tough session in the morning, with all our gym work that needs to be done, that way it is all boxed off early because he is really big on recovery."
'It is good to dream' - Aina eyes Champions League spot under Glasnerpublished at 14:08 BST 31 July
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Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina says he has "dusted off the cobwebs" for wing-back favouring head coach Oliver Glasner and believes that the club can "dream big" again this season.
The 29-year-old right-back is looking forward to "cracking on" with the season after a hamstring tear, sustained in September 2025, hampered his playing time in 2025-26.
"It has been hard work but it has been good," Aina told BBC East Midlands' Charlie Slater when asked about life under Glasner. "Everyone is buying into his ideas and his philosophy. It is really exciting for all of us boys.
"He is a winner. He has shown what he can do over the past few seasons with Crystal Palace, with the right backing and with time, so hopefully he can do that here as well.
"We have to dream big - why can't we? We have everything that a team needs to be successful, so it is down to us to hit the ground running, put the hard work in, stay together and be locked in.
"Why not push for a Champions League finish? It is good to dream."
On Glasner's playing style heavily relying on wing-backs, the full-back replied: "I used to play as a wing-back in Italy, so it has been a few years!
"I told him to give me a few weeks to just dust off the cobwebs and get the engines going again.
"As a full-back, you can pick and choose the right times to go. As a wing-back, you have to go every time because you need to be that support in attack but also get back to help your centre-backs at times. It is a balance.
"I'm wishing for more goals in my game. I hope I get some little tap-ins here and there this season. I don't mind how many - a goal is a goal. I haven't got a celebration picked out just yet, but I'm sure I can think of one."
Forest win behind-closed-doors friendly in Portugalpublished at 14:07 BST 31 July
14:07 BST 31 July
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Nottingham Forest came out 2-1 winners against Portimonense SAD in Portugal during a behind-closed-doors friendly as their promising start to pre-season continued.
Just before half-time, Taiwo Awoniyi, who was wearing the captain's armband, gave the Reds the lead from the penalty spot.
Joao Reis levelled early in the second half for the second division Portuguese side.
New signing Xaver Schlager restored Forest's advantage with a superb strike from outside the area as Oliver Glasner's team emerged victorious.
Forest will play another match later on Friday (19:00 BST) when they face Sporting CP at Estadio Algarve.
Glasner on pre-season 'work ethic', 'too much moaning' and transferspublished at 11:36 BST 31 July
11:36 BST 31 July
Millie Sian BBC Sport journalist
Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to BBC East Midlands' Charlie Slater as the Reds wrap up their 12-day training camp in Portugal.
Here are the key lines from their chat:
Their pre-season camp has been "very positive", with most of the players expected to get 90-minute runouts against either Portimonense or Sporting on Friday.
Glasner added: "We have trained really hard, the players have shown great work ethic and everybody has enjoyed the sunny weather. I wanted us to work really hard on the pitch but also to enjoy the time together."
When asked what he enjoys most about training sessions, Glasner replied: "I like being on the pitch with the players, showing them solutions, supporting them and explaining the way we want to play. I know many other things are part of being a manager, but for me this is the best one."
He has been working "between 12 and 16-hour days" to ensure he makes a "good start" at the City Ground. Right now, his focus is on "finding the right set-up" for his players and his coaching staff.
On being coined a winning manager after his spells at Eintracht Frankfurt and Crystal Palace: "I don't know anybody who prefers losing to winning, but there is a difference between a wish and a goal. Many wish to win and hope it gets fulfilled, but you have to work for it and deserve to win. At the end of a season, you will always get what you deserve. I don't believe in coincidences or luck."
He revealed: "I've already had an instance where I had to tell the players there was too much moaning and complaining in training sessions. I told them that winners don't moan or complain - they accept the challenge and make the best out of it. If you always feel like a victim, such as saying it's too hot or the pitch is too dry, then you aren't a winner. If you focus on what you have to do on the pitch and accept the circumstances, then you have the best opportunity to be a winner."
Nottingham Forest don't want to be known as a "one-hit wonder" and cannot afford another "turbulent season", so "getting consistency and building the foundations of success" will be key this season.
He added: "As a club, we want to establish ourselves in the top half of the Premier League, not just once but consistently. This is the goal of the owner, the players, the entire staff and, I'm sure, the fans."
The club will only make signings that "make sense and strengthen the squad" this summer, especially considering the "crazy transfer market".
On whether he feels the need for attacking reinforcements: "Let's see. Dan Ndoye is taking a well-deserved break after the World Cup. Callum Hudson-Odoi is reintegrating after injury. Igor Jesus has scored in every single game so far and Taiwo Awoniyi has already scored as well. Chris Wood has only just got back from his break."
Lastly, he confirmed that every player will be given a chance to "show that they can help us achieve our goals" before any transfer decisions are made.
Players in good spirits under new coach Glasnerpublished at 13:04 BST 30 July
13:04 BST 30 July
Charlie Slater BBC East Midlands reporter
Passion is a good word to describe Oliver Glasner's approach to coaching his new Nottingham Forest side.
His distinctive Austrian accent fills the warm Portuguese air at the club's temporary training ground and his energy appears boundless as they approach the end of a two-week stay on the Algarve.
On the pitch, the players appear keen to match the tempo of their new boss - high press, high energy, high speed. While away from football, a padel racquet is the weapon of choice for winding down in the land of a thousand golf courses.
Glasner's existing squad is almost in place - only Switzerland international Dan Ndoye is still to return - and there is hope and expectation that his ranks could be bolstered by approximately four new signings.
Passion is Glasner's approach and optimism is its outcome.
Gossip: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise reject bid for Khalaili from Forestpublished at 06:52 BST 30 July
06:52 BST 30 July
Nottingham Forest have had a 20m euro offer for 21-year-old Israel international Anan Khalaili, who can play as a right-sided wing-back or winger, rejected by Belgian club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Nottingham Forest are in line to sign Portuguese midfielder Gustavo Sa from Famalicao, with the 21-year-old then expected to move to Greek side Olympiakos on loan. (Athletic - subscription required), external
Referees call for VAR tweakpublished at 07:23 BST 29 July
07:23 BST 29 July
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Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear missed incidents, say European refereeing officials.
Chief refereeing officers from all 55 European national football associations met last week with Uefa refereeing officials and a representative from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) to address recent changes to the game's laws.
Attendees said "lengthy, microscoping reviews" indicate VAR has gone beyond its original scope.
When VAR was added to the laws of the game in 2018 by football's rulemakers Ifab, its "philosophy" was "minimum interference - maximum benefit", with the intention of reducing "unfairness caused by clear and obvious errors or serious missed incidents" relating to goals, penalties, direct red cards and mistaken identity.
Uefa said that at its recent meeting that refereeing bosses agreed a return to those original aims is needed.
"It was reiterated that, in accordance with protocol, VAR must only intervene in situations of 'clear and obvious' error, ie. when a referee decision is blatantly incorrect or when the referee has missed a clear incident," Uefa said in a statement.
"VAR is not meant to re-referee the game, it is an essential support to the referees, who must remain at the centre of all decision-making.
"Lengthy, microscoping reviews are often a symptom revealing that the decision on the field was not clearly and obviously incorrect, and should therefore be limited."
Fans torn between 'more firepower' and a 'creative midfielder'published at 17:38 BST 28 July
17:38 BST 28 July
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We asked for your views on whether Nottingham Forest need to dip into the transfer market for a new striker this summer, with Igor Jesus, Taiwo Awoniyi and Arnaud Kalimuendo already finding the target in pre-season.
Here are some of your comments:
Josh: I think we could do with more firepower in the squad, as I don't think the quality is currently there, but I don't want to see any of the current strikers leave. Igor on paper is the best we've currently got, Kalimuendo deserves a chance after being outcast last season, and I would be sad to see Taiwo or Wood leave. But if the right player is available at the right price, we should go for it.
Peter: We have enough firepower with the strikers we have. Why pay an inflated price for a fifth striker? A right-sided wing-back, a centre-back (Ousmane Diomande) and a goalkeeper to back up Matz Sels - and we are good to go. Any of Sangare, Dominguez and Schlager can be our two in midfield.
Chris: Yes we do, but not Liam Delap. There is no rush yet though.
Robert: The focus needs to be on replacing Bakwa, Ndoye, Hudson-Odoi and McAtee, who all failed to create anything last season. I back all of the Forest strikers to score, if we get a decent creative midfielder.
David: I don't think a striker is top of our wanted list. We already have a fit Wood, Jesus and Awoniyi. Plus giving Kalimuendo a chance to show what he can do is better than rumours of us buying Beto. We need to get the deals done for a midfielder, a wing-back and a centre-back, plus we still need another goalkeeper. Tie Neco Williams down with a five-year contract as well and we should be in the top seven.
Sangare pens new Forest dealpublished at 15:38 BST 28 July
15:38 BST 28 July
Nick Mashiter Football reporter
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Nottingham Forest midfielder Ibrahim Sangare has signed a new three-year deal.
The Ivory Coast international, who played for his country at the summer's World Cup, is now tied to the City Ground until 2029.
Sangare, 28, joined from PSV for £30m in 2023 and played 43 times in all competitions for Forest last season.
"I'm delighted to sign the new contract," he said.
"It's a good moment too for me to thank the fans. Last season wasn't always easy, but they were always with us and I have always felt their support.
"It's been three years here and it has become a family for me in that time. I feel good, I have learned a lot, and worked hard to get to this point. I'm really looking forward to working with the new coach and for the season to start."
Sangare, who started his career at Toulouse, has made 77 appearances, scoring twice, and helped Forest beat relegation last season and reach the semi finals of the Europa League.
Strikers scoring - but do Nottingham Forest need to dip into the market?published at 13:34 BST 28 July
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Nottingham Forest have marked a clean slate under new head coach Oliver Glasner by going on a three-game unbeaten run at the start of their pre-season fixture schedule.
The Reds kicked things off with a 2-0 win over neighbours Notts County, followed by a convincing 3-0 victory against Championship side Blackburn, and they shared a 1-1 draw with Vitoria de Guimaraes in a behind closed doors friendly.
Having failed to score in 14 Premier League games last season, compared to just eight games in 2024-25, the scorelines are a small sign of goalscoring promise ahead of next season.
Chris Wood was a notable miss last season after picking up a knee injury which kept him out of action for six months, having scored 20 goals in 36 Premier League games in 2024-25 - 13 more goals than any other Forest player.
But it is fellow senior strikers Igor Jesus, Taiwo Awoniyi and Arnaud Kalimuendo who have stepped up to the plate so far in pre-season.
The trio have shared out the goals so far, with Jesus scoring in all three games, Kalimuendo finding the back of the net twice and Awoniyi bagging against Blackburn.
Wood is the only senior striker to not appear on the scoresheets as yet, although he joined pre-season slightly later after representing New Zealand at the World Cup.
So, taking all of the above into account, do Nottingham Forest need to dip into the transfer market for a new striker this summer or are the current crop showing what they can offer? If you think business is needed, who would be top of your priority list?
English football set for key goalkeeper trialpublished at 06:59 BST 28 July
06:59 BST 28 July
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English football is set to implement a trial to try to eradicate the goalkeeper tactical timeout this season, BBC Sport can reveal.
The Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, National League and Women's Super League have agreed on the measure, pending permission from the International Football Association Board (Ifab).
Earlier this year, Ifab decided against changing the law and invited leagues to volunteer for trials.
Pro Ref, led by chief refereeing officer Howard Webb, has been in discussions with the leagues to determine how to tackle the issue. It settled on a team having to remove an outfield player from the field.
If a referee signals that the physio can come on to treat a goalkeeper, the coach will have 10 seconds to nominate another player to leave the pitch for one minute, telling the fourth official of their choice.
If no player has been selected within 10 seconds, the captain must leave the field.
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