Nottingham Forest ace Joe Lolley has jokingly hit back at Middlesbrough boss Tony Pulis’ claims there is a £100m deficit between the two teams’ squads.
Talking about the difference in finances among Championship clubs, Pulis said he felt there was a considerable gap in the money spent on players by the Reds and Boro last summer.
He said: “We played Nottingham Forest the other week - we’d sold players for over £50m, Nottingham Forest had bought players in that squad that played us for over £56m.
“So there was a £100m deficit in what the two clubs had done this season. But nobody talks about that. That’s fact.”
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He tweeted: “Would love to know where these mystery £56 million worth of players have been hiding all season.” And he added a both a crying with laughter and a quizzical emoji for good measure.
The Reds brought in a number of new players last summer, though Pulis’ figure for their total spend is considered to be well wide of the mark.
Joao Carvalho was signed for a club record fee of 15m euros, while Lewis Grabban arrived in a deal understood to be worth £6m.
But Forest’s recruitment also included a number of loans and free agents.
The Reds twice beat Boro this season, winning 2-0 at the Riverside back in October and thumping them 3-0 at the City Ground last month.
Pulis’ side face a nervy final day as they head into their clash with Rotherham United sat in seventh place, one point adrift of the play-offs spots, behind Derby County.
