Nottingham Forest have made yet another summer signing to take their tally of new players up to 18 by snapping up a one-time Newcastle United transfer target in Atletico Madrid's Renan Lodi.
The 24-year-old was looked at as an option by the Magpies towards the end of last season but interest faded after Matt Targett agreed to join the club on a permanent basis after a short period of consideration. But Lodi - a fully-fledged Brazil international - will now line up in the Premier League for Forest.
Forest boss Steve Cooper said: "We want to get to a point when the window closes that we have good cover for every position but also a challenge for every position as well.
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"We want to give ourselves the best opportunity to be able to compete. That is all we are trying to do.
"I would rather get questions about how many players we have signed than not signing enough, because it shows we have the right ambition.
"We are still going through the process, when the window shuts hopefully we have enough players in our squad to cover each position, so we have a competitive environment on the training pitch."
Forest could now be about to add another player to their books with Wolves star Willy Boly the next to be lined up. Boly refused to turn up for Wolves in the 1-1 draw with Newcastle yesterday.
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