Emmanuel Dennis time at English Premier League side, Nottingham Forest may be soon coming to an end with Steve Cooper’s side wanting to make room for new recruitments.
Nottingham Forest are open to offers for Emmanuel Dennis just five months after signing him for £15m, with Premier League strugglers also keen to move on at least two others to make room for more signings.
The 25-year-old has failed to make an impact and Forest need to streamline their squad to strengthen again this window.
Emmanuel Dennis was signed just last summer for £15million from Watford following their relegation from the EPL.
Sam Surridge is another that could find himself heading for the exit door as Forest look to make room for more signings, with boss Steve Cooper eager to add to his squad in January.
Nigerian international Dennis has proven a big disappointment having arrived as part of a major overhaul at the City Ground in the summer.
Dennis has mustered just three Premier League starts and has scored one goal.
Having started the season with Watford, playing a handful of games in the Championship for them before making the move to Forest, moving Dennis on becomes more complicated.
Options open to Dennis – and Forest – would be for him to move to a club abroad, or if he wants to remain in England he would only be eligible to return to Watford, given players cannot play for three teams in the same season as per FA rules.
Cooper said last week that Forest, who spent £150m in the summer, will sign more players in January in a bid to beat the drop, but is very aware that he needs a consistent group of players.
“For sure, we have to get to a point where we have got a settled group. That’s not to say we are not settled,” Cooper said.
“Togetherness, spirit and culture comes over the course of time. There’s no doubt about that.”
“That’s the intention and it’s games where you learn a lot about players’ personalities and characters and they learn a lot themselves. That’s how they build relationships.”
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