23/24 Line-up - Forest

After a rather large breakfast I am mired to the sofa. Whilst sat here pondering gardening (in a few hours)…I looked at some of the players rumoured / suggested and when their current contracts end…which based on contract length could result in reduced transfer fees:

6/2023: Lerma, Moura, Reiss Nelson, Zaha

6/2024: Navas, Djibril Sow, Rodrigo, Sheraldo Becker

6/2025: Henderson, Di Gregorio, Mavropanos, Buongiorno, J.David, T Buchanan

Looking at the above we could try for Lerma (wages) and Sow (30 - last year of contract) for DM / CM. Meaning we’d need to find homes for; Freuler, Kouyate, O’Brien and Shelvey.

Reiss Nelson or Sheraldo Becker (15 - also plays up front) as back-up to Johnson. Offloading Dennis in the process.

Henderson (5 - L - OTB) or Navas (5 - wages), with Di Gregorio (5) as back-up.

Boungiorno or Mavropanos for CB (12). Cook, Panzo and Soh to leave. Biancone to go out on loan.

Up front…Becker is already back-up, Rodrigo (10…would they take Wood as part of the deal if they went down) or Broja (5 - L - OTB). Surridge and Wood to head out the door.

Add in Lodi and for 95m your looking at a side of:

Henderson
Buongiorno Felipe Niakhate
Williams Danilo Sow Lodi
MGW
Johnson Awoniyi

Subs from: Di Gregorio, Shelvey, Aurier, Boly, Worrall, Richards, Lerma, Mangala, Yates, Scarpa, Becker and Broja.

If we manage to get 30m+ for our unwanted players then we 2
would have another 50m available, according to the muted 100m transfer kitty.

That would still leave us needing a LW / LWF…Bryan Gil, Emile Smith-Rowe (rumoured to be leaving) or Sancho on loan (all haven’t featured much)…and maybe a huge signing for LW / FWD e.g. Jonathan David or Smith-Rowe.

Would leave space for a couple of U21 Brazilians (Giovani and Maia) on Chelsea style purchases.

Total of 100-120m for what looks to be a superb squad!