Nottingham Forest focus on Neco Williams, Ryan Yates and Liam Delap
Forest-owned Dilane Bakwa was rated 3/10 and 4/10 by French outlets after Lille’s 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, where he struggled to trouble the backline.
Ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Forest, Mikel Arteta said Martin Zubimendi is 'much, much better', while Piero Hincapie faces weeks out with an ankle injury.
Steve Cooper praised Ryan Yates as ‘immense’ in Forest’s promotion season, highlighting the captain’s influence in a squad he says became a real collective.
Des Walker backed Neco Williams as Forest’s most consistent player over the past 18 months, but questioned whether the wing-back role under Oliver Glasner fully suits him.
Forest may need to recall Zach Abbott in January after the Southampton loanee failed to play a single minute and was left out of the squad against Portsmouth.
Liam Delap, now at Forest for £50m, was also wanted by Fulham in the summer before they chose Gonzalo Garcia. Delap has already scored but missed a big chance at Crystal Palace.
Forest’s hierarchy are fully backing Oliver Glasner despite one win in six, with Matt Davies saying George Syrianos described club data ranking him among the league’s best.
Forest remain keen on Archie Brown after reports they were preparing a €15m offer, and the Fenerbahce left-back has hinted he would welcome a future Premier League move.
