Nottingham Forest are going to wish to step it up if they’re to have any probability of surviving within the Premier League over the second half of the season as they’ve spent the vast majority of their return to the highest flight within the relegation zone.
Certainly, the Tough Bushes have been unbeaten in 4 of their final 5 league fixtures earlier than the World Cup break which has given them a slight push up the desk and they’re at present only one level away from security outdoors of the underside three.
Steve Cooper will probably be hoping that his group can decide up the place they left off when it comes to their constant type once they return to motion after Christmas as they may face a tough conflict with Manchester United at Previous Trafford on the twenty seventh of December.
Regardless of the promising performances displayed over the newest fixtures, there isn’t a doubt that the Forest boss and Evangelos Marinakis will probably be hatching a grasp plan to safe survival within the Premier League by buying the providers of extra signings within the January switch window.
Forest spent £150m over the summer time on 22 new signings however Cooper has struggled to get the newly constructed group connecting on the pitch on most events, so just a few new additions when the window opens within the new yr will doubtless be on the agenda.
One participant who has been repeatedly linked with a transfer to Trentside over the previous couple of months is Senegal and Salernitana ace Boulaye Dia, a participant who may very well be a season-changing signing for the Garibaldi Reds.
Over 14 Serie A appearances this season up to now, the Villarreal-owned striker has scored six targets, registered two assists and created one large probability, in addition to averaging 1.1 photographs on aim and a pair of.7 duels per recreation, and Dia shouldn’t be solely impressing at membership stage.
The Senegalese striker is representing his nation on the World Cup in Qatar and ended the AFCON champions’ aim drought of their second group stage conflict with Qatar with an exquisite strike to open the scoring within the 3-1 victory.
Over two World Cup appearances, the proficient £10m striker has accomplished 100% of his lengthy balls and 50% of his dribbles, in addition to averaging two photographs on aim and profitable 4 duels per recreation, proving that he has been an enormous presence within the Senegal group throughout the event.
Ought to Forest signal Boulaye Dia?
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With that being mentioned, if Nottingham Forest can safe a deal for Dia it could be a significant coup and an amazing piece of enterprise for the membership as they try to method video games with a extra convincing attacking risk within the second half of the season.
