The clock is ticking on the January transfer window, with Nottingham Forest still hoping to get some business done in the next week.
So far, the Reds have added midfielder Filip Krovinovic and extended the loan of Anthony Knockaert, while Nicholas Ioannou, Tendayi Darikwa and Zach Clough have headed elsewhere.
Clubs have until 11pm next Monday (February 1) to get deals over the line.
And with that in mind, we’ve taken a look at the key points Forest boss Chris Hughton has said about what could happen.
Any further business?
Hughton said on Saturday, after his team’s 5-1 thumping at Swansea City: “If we’re able to do any more business then then we will do.
“But the January window is always very difficult so we will continue to work as hard as we can.”
On Glenn Murray links
“I would imagine it’s very much to do with my connection with him and certainly at the moment, this is just speculation.”
On signing Krovinovic
“Filip comes with good pedigree and is a player we’ve been tracking for a while.
“We have found it difficult to get the goals that we’ve needed to win more games, so this is an area we’ve been looking to strengthen.
“In Filip we have a creative player who played a full season of Championship last year so knows the division.
“This had a strong bearing in my thinking and, from an offensive point of view, he gives us more options.”
On whether his thoughts have changed
“Your thoughts can change. It is a very emotional game, and us as managers are very much involved in that
“One performance where you don’t do so well, then you’re thinking, ‘well, maybe we need that position or that position’, then that changes in the next game or the game after that.
“But we’ve been fairly consistent on our thoughts.
“The area that we need to improve is the ability to score more goals.
“We’ve been fairly consistent in that - but there is always the emotion of good and bad results, and injuries.
“It will be a busy week. Whether we get anything done business wise, it will be a busy week as regards continually looking at videos and making phone calls.
“But as regards bringing anybody in, that I don’t know.
“It’s important that for anyone who comes in, there’s got to be value in bringing that individual in, as opposed to just bringing numbers in.“We are working as hard as we can.”
Does he enjoy the January window?
“I generally enjoy the 31st of January probably the most!
“I think that’s the same for a lot of managers, because what you want to be doing is spending all of your time concentrating on the team, the training, your pre-match work and your post-match work. That’s what you want to be doing.
“You find you are spending a lot of your time watching a lot of players and a lot of videos - and the large majority of that doesn’t come to fruition.
“But I don’t dislike it.
“It is part and parcel of the game, and it’s all for the benefit of the team and the club.”
On Fouad Bachirou
“You never know what will happen, but he is one of the players where, before January, we thought it might be better served for him to go elsewhere and get games - perhaps have a loan spell, because he’s missed so much of the season.
“But you never know what happens.
“He’s got a lot of competition around him, particularly when Jack (Colback) is back fit and Harry (Arter) is back fit.
“We’ll assess that one as much as we can.
“He’s our player.
“He is one I have had a conversation with, so I’m quite open to speaking about it, that it would probably be in his interest - and probably the club’s interest - if there was an opportunity for him to go out on loan and get regular game time, that would be the best opportunity for him.
“But until that happens, or if that happens, he’s very much our player.”
Expecting many more departures?
“No, I don’t.
“We never know. It depends if we end up doing anything or who comes in. Sometimes decisions have to be made.
“But probably the answer to that one is, no, I don’t see too many people going out.”
Still interested in Kamil Grosicki?
“The search (for signings) has always been broadened, and probably I couldn’t say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on anybody - it’s all about circumstances.
“It’s common knowledge that he almost came here in the last window.
“Yes, he’s another one (that has been in the club’s thinking), but the only reason I’m probably more comfortable talking about him is because he nearly came before.
“But he is still very much a West Brom player.
“I have seen him on the bench in recent games, and coming on to play in the cup game. So he’s very much a West Brom player.
“His circumstances obviously have changed because he is far more involved.
“What any player would want is just to play games, get minutes and be involved.
“I would imagine that’s more pleasing to him.
“Whether he ends up staying there or leaving, that I don’t know.
“But certainly I would imagine he’s happier now, being involved.”
