Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar was still the main player. There were no changes to Barry Roche and Paul Gerrard. As long as Edwin van der Sar was not injured, the two of them had little chance to play. Perhaps Twain would consider letting Barry Roche play in the domestic EFL Cup and FA Cup. Due to Edwin van der Sar's arrival, Darren Ward, who had lost his main position, was sold to the English Football League Championship team, Norwich City, for 1.5 million pounds.
Defender: David Oyer had been sold to the English Football League Championship team, Crystal Palace, for one million pounds. Oyer barely had any chance to play in the Forest team last season. His ability completely did not meet the team's requirements. Selling him for cash was the best solution.
Sun Jihai's arrival made John Thompson go from the team's first substitute to second substitute. Twain was unwilling to sell him for cash, but Thompson took the initiative to apply to Twain for a transfer. The team's development was like a rocket. He knew that there was no place for him in the team now, and there probably wouldn't be in the future. It was better to leave the Forest team while the reputation he had accumulated in the previous seasons was still there, while there were teams interested in him, and choose a better path for him.
Twain had wanted to loan Thompson for a short period, or simply keep him in the reserve team to maintain his form. But Thompson had his own plans. Twain liked Thompson a lot. After all, in the early stages, when he was at his most difficult, Forest's main right back had always been him. He had contributed greatly to Forest's success in rushing to the English Premier League.
Tang En also had a Chinese mindset, believing that players like Thompson were the founding heroes of his country, the founding fathers of his dynasty. He wanted to stay as long as he had a bit of ability. He would rather be nurtured by the team. We had gone through thick and thin together. Now, I want everyone to enjoy glory and wealth together.
Thompson did not give Twain such a chance. He was determined to leave. Before he left, he asked Twain if there was still a place for him in the Forest team. Twain could not lie and say there was, so he could only sigh and let Thompson go.
Clint Hill would be loaned out to Reading. At the same time, Forest and Reading had reached an agreement: Reading had the priority to sign Clint Hill. If Reading wanted to buy Hill after the loan period, they only needed to fork out another 1.5 million pounds to take him away from Forest. Clint Hill was quite strong for a team at the level of the English Football League Championship. However, he was in an awkward situation for Tang En's Nottingham Forest. He was originally bought by Tang En to be a center back for the transition. Now that the team had Piqué, Pepe, and Upson, there was no longer a place for him in the team. Even though Wes Morgan was slightly weaker, he was groomed by the Forest team. No matter what, Tang En would not let him go. Clint Hill was the only one who could leave.
Midfielders: Branya Gunnarsson was retained by Tang En, who promised him more playing time, indicating that he was still an important member of the team. To be the head coach of a team, one only needed to have some talent for lying. Fortunately, Tang En had lied many times since he was young. He was already able to reach the stage where his face would not turn red, his breathing would not be chaotic, and his heartbeat would be steady when he lied.
As for the other defensive midfielder, Eugen Bopp, he could no longer keep up with the team's needs and was also included in Tang En's purge list. It had to be admitted that some people were geniuses, while others could only be mediocre. Eugen Bopp could not be said to not work hard in training, but he was unable to achieve the growth that Tang En was pleased with. Or rather, compared to Wood, who progressed at a tremendous pace, Bopp's growth was too small. Bopp's future was a little troublesome. Because of his strength, no one in the English Football League wanted him, not even the English teams. The last League One team, Rotherham, was very interested in Eugen Bopp, but they could not afford the transfer fee of 500,000 pounds. In the end, Tang En had no choice but to allow Rotherham to loan Eugen Bopp. After this season, Eugen Bopp's contract with the Forest team would expire. The Forest team had no intention of renewing his contract. At that time, if Rotherham still thought highly of Bopp, they could sign him in for free. Losing 500,000 pounds was not what Tang En wanted, but there was nothing he could do.
Forwards: Only David Johnson was not part of Tang En's plans. He was loaned to Sheffield United F.C.
In addition to letting go of these players who were not in Tang En's plans, Tang En also rejected many transfer applications for other players. For example, Chelsea and Liverpool wanted to buy Franck Ribéry for 15 million, Zaragoza wanted to rent Piqué, Aston Villa wanted to buy Ashley Young for 8 million, Birmingham City wanted to rent Nicklas Bendtner, and Tottenham Hotspur wanted to buy Aaron Lennon for 5 million.
The players that these teams had their eyes on were the backbone of the Forest team. Tang En would not buy the entire team for the sake of a few penalty kicks.
Aaron Lennon spent most of his time training with the First Team last season, but he played matches with the Youth Team. In the youth team, he had become good friends with Gareth Bale. This season, he, like Gareth Bale, was officially transferred to the First Team by Tang En. Forest Team's right flank, which was fighting on multiple fronts, needed him and Ashley Young to take turns to play.
Tang En thought highly of Lennon and did not doubt his potential and ability in the slightest. He even believed that after half a season, Ashley Young would have no choice but to be Lennon's substitute.
On the 1st of August, the Forest team submitted their complete team list to the English Premier League committee. At the same time, Tang En told Evan and Allan that he did not plan to make any moves in the transfer market. Nottingham Forest's transfer operations ended here.
Goalkeepers: Edwin van der Sar (1), Barry Roche (12), Paul Gerrard (25).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (22), Gareth Bale (2), Pascal Chimbonda (3), Sun Jihai (21), Gerrard Piqué (24), Matthew Upson (33), Pepe (6), Wes Morgan (5).
Midfielders: George Wood (13), Demetrio Albertini (4), Branja Gunnarsson (8), Kris Commons (20), Ashley Young (18), Aaron Lennon (17), Franck Ribéry (7), Mikel Arteta (14).
Forwards: Freddy Eastwood (11), Nicklas Bendtner (9), Mark Viduka (10), Nicolas Anelka (39).
Looking at the list, Tang En was very satisfied. Judging from the quality of the players, they were completely capable of competing in the Champions League. Judging from the quantity, he also did not have to worry about the players frequently getting into conflicts because they could not play in matches. It was best for a mature and competitive team to have two players of decent ability in every position. The Forest team had basically met this requirement at the moment.
The list had just been confirmed. At the crucial moment when Tony Tang was preparing to lead the team in their final preparations, bad news arrived.
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