Mac's big move was Evan-sent

JAMES MCATEE has revealed how Evangelos Marinakis and Edu helped convince him to sign for Nottingham Forest.

- BY SARAH CLAPSON

The 23-year-old joined on a five-year deal from boyhood club Manchester City in the summer.

Forest splashed out £30million to fight off competition for the midfielder's services.

McAtee ignored strong interest from Germany - with Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt all linked.