What to expect at Forest on deadline day
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After Nuno Espirito Santo's complaints and concerns, Nottingham Forest's transfer window may now end without too much drama.
Sunday's signing of goalkeeper John Victor from Botafogo inched Forest closer to what Nuno wanted.
He also wanted another left back and Forest are expected to complete the signing of left-back Cuiabano from Botafogo before the 19:00 BST deadline.
It means they will have signed four from the Brazilian side this summer, with striker Igor Jesus and defender Jair Cunha arriving in July for a combined total of about £20m.
Forest's spend will be a little over £150m having brought in Omari Hutchinson, James McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Dan Ndoye and Nicolo Savona.
It means the focus on deadline day is likely to be on moving some fringe players out, with forgotten man Omar Richards one of those able to leave, along with young striker Eric Moreira.
Nuno prefers to work with a small squad but, with a Europa League campaign to navigate, the head coach needed more depth, so there will not be a raft of senior exits.
Forward Jota Silva could leave. Meanwhile, Taiwo Awoniyi had not been angling for a move earlier in the window but he could find his minutes limited.