Nottingham Forest transfer questioned and the Olympiakos move that ‘hasn’t worked’

Nottingham Forest yesterday completed a deal to sign Marko Stamenić from Red Star Belgrade.

The midfielder agreed a five-year deal with the Reds but he will spend the first season on loan at at Olympiacos that is also owned by City Ground supremo Evangelos Marinakis. Stamenic arrives having played in Denmark and Serbia’s top divisions with Copenhagen and Red Star respectively.

He made 23 senior appearances for Copenhagen, lifting the Danish Cup in his final season in Denmark before making the move to Belgrade. Having made 35 appearances for Red Star last season, including four times in the UEFA Champions League, he played an integral part in helping the club to the Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian Cup double.

Stamenic is also a 15-time New Zealand international, after making his debut for his country against Curaçao in September 2021, scoring his first international goal against Qatar last June.

While Stamenic won’t be seen at the City Ground until next season, fans were discussing his arrival yesterday and here’s what they had to say about the deal.

JoeBaker9: “Really worried about Forest’s game plan here. We are told we need to make £20m in sales but all our many recruitment staff are focused on buying and no one dealing with sales. What is the point of buying more players and being penalised points for non-compliance?”