What happened next for summer names in frame

NOTTINGHAM Forest ended the summer window with 13 new faces added to their ranks as they bolstered Nuno Espirito Santo’s pack.

- By SARAH CLAPSON

The Reds now have a strong mix of youth, experience, quality and potential in their dressing room. The club will hope the business done enables them to build on last season's foundations as they look to compete on four fronts this time around.

It was always going to be a big window for Forest, following last term's seventh-placed finish and European qualification. They needed to get it right.

There is much excitement about what the new recruits can bring. Some have already been able to demonstrate what they have to offer, while others are yet to get their chance.

In what proved to be a busy window for the Reds, they had a number of targets on their radar as they weighed up potential deals. So what happened to some of the players Forest were linked with but who didn't end up making the move to the City Ground?