Nottingham Forest confirm Premier League squad as one player in exile after busy transfer window
Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo now knows the Reds group he has to work with for the Premier League season
Nottingham Forest have confirmed their squad and finalised shirt numbers for the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.
Following the closure of the summer transfer window on August 30, clubs were required to submit their 25-man lists ahead of the action resuming on Saturday after the international break. Each club’s squad must contain no more than 17 players who do not meet the “Home Grown Player” criteria, while players under the age of 21 (born on or after January 1, 2003) do not count towards the total.
The Reds have named only 24 players on their list. There is no place for forward Emmanuel Dennis who spent last term out on loan and was free to move on in the summer.
Forest made 11 signings in the transfer window and look to have done some good business. Carlos Miguel, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Eric da Silva Moreira, Alex Moreno, Elliot Anderson, James Ward-Prowse, Jota Silva and Ramon Sosa will be looking to make their mark in the Garibaldi. Meanwhile, Marko Stamenic and David Carmo will spend the campaign on loan at fellow Evangelos Marinakis-owned club Olympiacos.
Moreira and academy youngster Zach Abbott are both classed as Under-21s but have been included on the Reds’ squad list. Midfielder Danilo is also on the list although is unlikely to get out on the pitch before the turn of the year after suffering a broken ankle in the first game of the season.
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has said of the make-up of his squad after the summer transfer window: “The squad is more balanced and gives us more opportunities, knowing the players are up and down and it is up to us to manage their momentums.
“Since we started, our priority was always the same. Those who are here want to be here; those that were here, stayed here. We are happy with that.
Forest-25 man squad (with shirt numbers): 4 Morato; 5 Murillo; 6 Ibrahim Sangare; 7 Neco Williams; 8 Elliot Anderson; 9 Taiwo Awoniyi; 10 Morgan Gibbs-White; 11 Chris Wood; 12 Andrew Omobamidele; 14 Callum Hudson-Odoi; 15 Harry Toffolo; 16 Nicolas Dominguez; 18 James Ward-Prowse; 19 Alex Moreno; 20 Jota Silva; 21 Anthony Elanga; 22 Ryan Yates; 24 Ramon Sosa; 26 Matz Sels; 28 Danilo; 30 Willy Boly; 31 Nikola Milenkovic; 33 Carlos Miguel; 34 Ola Aina.
