‘DEEP BREATH’
Club Brugge managing director Devy Rigaux has been less than complimentary about reported Nottingham Forest target Mbaye Diagne.
The 28-year-old Senegalese striker is currently on loan with the Belgian club from Turkish giants Galatasaray, but has not played since November after falling out with manager Philippe Clement.
Diagne, who cost Galatasaray 10m euros in January last year, is said to have left Belgium for Senegal for a month before returning to Club Brugge after pressure from Galatasaray.
And Rigaux has made it clear Brugge were glad to see the back of him.
JOB INTERVIEW
Nottingham Forest hero Andy Reid remembers a job interview with ex-Reds boss Aitor Karanka that showed him the Spaniard's single-minded winning mentality.
Karanka was in charge at the City Ground for a year, leaving the club in January 2019.
And, speaking to the42, Forest Under-23s coach Reid has recalled a meeting with Karanka in which he told him that winning "was also important" for a young player’s development.
‘BIZARRE’ DECISIONS
Former Nottingham Forest defender Alan Rogers has spoken out about Premier League clubs putting non-playing staff on furlough during the coronavirus crisis, while players currently continue to receive huge wages.
Newcastle United and Spurs have both taken this action, with English football suspended until at least April 30, with furloughed staff entitled to claim 80 percent of their monthly wage up to £2,500 from the Government’s job retention scheme.
TRANSFER WARNING
The PFA insists clubs that impose wage deferrals on players during the coronavirus crisis should be placed under a transfer embargo.
So far, two of Nottingham Forest 's Championship rivals - Birmingham City and Leeds United - have asked players to accept wage deferrals for the next four months.
And, speaking ahead of a meeting between the PFA, Premier League and EFL today, PFA chief Gordon Taylor told the Press Association: “It’s not a time to be relaxing regulations on financial propriety when we have already had problems with Football League clubs such as Bury.”
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