With the transfer window closing, Nottingham Forest have also confirmed signings 20 and 21: while Stade Rennes centre-back Loïc Badé has joined the Premier League club on loan for the remainder of the season, Blackpool winger Josh Bowler has also joined – the latter will be loaned to Olympiacos Piraeus directly after Greece for the current season.
The 23-year-old, whose contract term the English did not provide any information on, had recently contributed 10 goals in 42 championship games for the “Seasiders”. With the Greeks, who had already signed another offensive player on Deadline Day in Pep Biel (contract until 2027) from FC Copenhagen, Bowler is supposed to strengthen the right flank. Badé, meanwhile, is the third access to the central defender position after the signing of Wolverhampton’s Willy Boly at the “Tricky Trees”, so overall coach Steve Cooper can draw on full resources in the defensive center and fall back on seven players (for an overview: Nottingham’s squad by position ). The Frenchman comes to his first stop abroad with the experience of 42 Ligue 1 games.
Batshuayi transfer to Nottingham Forest falls through on Deadline Day
Only four clubs worldwide spent more money on new signings than promoted Nottingham Forest in the past summer of transfers (overview). Transfer number 22, however, failed According to reports Shortly before the transfer window closes: The move from Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi, whose contract with the Blues runs until 2023, is said to have burst on the home straight due to missing documents.
The 28-year-old Belgian switched from Olympique Marseille to Stamford Bridge in 2016 for 39 million euros and has since been loaned out five times – including half a year to BVB in 2018. In the past season, the Belgian scored 14 goals (5 assists) in 42 games while on loan at Besiktas. According to Turkish media reports, Batshuayi’s future could lie in the Süper Lig – in Turkey the transfer window is open until September 8th.
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