Nottingham Forest are said to have made a £13m transfer bid for Fiorentina centre-back Nikola Milenkovic.
The Reds have already made four new signings so far this summer and The Telegraph report they are now “confident” of sealing a deal for Serbian defender Milenkovic.
Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo issued a transfer update after the club’s opening pre-season friendly against Chesterfield on Saturday, as they prepare for the new Premier League season. “We need more (signings),” the Portuguese said after his team’s 3-0 triumph . “Not too many, but I think we still need some things.”
“You always have to add the right pieces, there is no point in bringing (players) in just because. We need to nail everything down on the players we bring in,” he added.
Summer signings Eric da Silva Moreira, Elliot Anderson and Carlos Miguel all featured for the Reds against the Spireites. Midfielder Anderson played the first half and defender Moreira played the second, while goalkeeper Miguel got 85 minutes under his belt.
“All the signings we already made – and are possibly going to make – the idea is to put them inside the group, know the idea of the team and what we want from them and their tasks,” Nuno said. “The levels of performance are not very important now. All of the players we sign, it is because we believe they can give something different to our squad.”
