Update on Nottingham Forest, season 4
Ran into a bit of an error so I had to reload to the end of last season and begin afresh. The board has given me £44.5 million and asked me to win the league, Champions Cup, and the domestic cup. I think we should be able to win at least one of the first two.
Transfer window, summer 2016
I had some great results with the 4-3-3 false nine and decided to go with that. Boy was I right. My first piece of business was buying Stephan El Shaarawy from Milan for £10.5 million plus Jonathan Biabiany. This was followed by £5 million and Gary Mackay-Steven for Slovakia winger Miroslav Stoch from PAOK. His long shots are amazing, and I love shooting from distance. I also bid £8.75 million for Luke Shaw who was still at Southamoton.
A couple of players left the club, too. Nathan Ake moved to Southampton for £1 million, and Bruno Martins Indi went to QPR for £2 million. A couple of my young rejects moved to League One and League Two teams on free deals (counter-offer of £0), and loan deals came through for Myles Ince (Reading) and Victor Andrade (Birmingham City).
I went up against Paris Saint-Germain in the first friendly with the following team: Forster; Clyne, Dier, Martinez, Cresswell; Medel, Oscar, Lansbury; Traore, Stoch, El Shaarawy. Stoch opened the scoring in the seventh minute, but PSG equalised in the 13th through their Ibra regen. Stoch scored again, and so did Ibra Mk II. It was 2-2 at the break, so I subbed off Lansbury for Mutch. El Shaarawy popped one in around the hour mark, and Rabiot got on the end of a corner to make it 3-3. With minutes to go, Stoch shot from distance and got a hat-trick in his first game wearing Forest red. The 4-3 thriller was easily the most entertaining game I've played since the Euro League final against Marseille one year ago.
Milan came in for Lacina Traore, and I promised myself I would not sell. He did a great job against PSG but I needed the money to strengthen both the squad and my youth scouting. A £23 million fee was agreed and the Ivorian was a Rossoneri player. Chalobah started his antics again, so I lodged a £10 million bid for Rodrigo Caio of São Paulo, as well as a £7 million bid for Viktor Fischer from Ajax. I've heard great things about the Dane but have never used him, so I figured it was worth a shot.
I did away with Evian 3-0 and Sevilla 4-1, with El Shaarawy and Sanogo (at CF!) scoring in both games. I've sent offers to both Caio and Fischer but have the Community Shield against Chelsea to deal with first. I also had a £1 million bid accepted by Wycombe, for centre back Kortney Hause, currently awaiting the player to agree my offer. Once those three deals go through, I'll still need a first-choice CF and a winger for rotation, as well as another defensive midfielder if Chalobah doesn't pipe down.
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