{"id":617395,"date":"2022-09-01T15:42:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617395"},"modified":"2022-09-01T15:42:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:42:47","slug":"nottingham-forest-michy-batshuayi-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/nottingham-forest-michy-batshuayi-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest Set to Complete Staggering 20th Signing of Incredible Summer Transfer Window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/28\/nottingham-forest-renan-lodi-atletico-madrid\/\" target=\"_self\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> are close to completing a deal to sign Michy Batshuayi from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/psv-star-chelsea-interest\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a>, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1565402570012741636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1565402570012741636%7Ctwgr%5E87a4ad998af2d32c517c87a86f72cfc45c21362a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flastwordonsports.com%2Ffootball%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D617395action%3Deditclassic-editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, this would make him Forest&#8217;s 20th signing of the transfer window following their promotion to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<h2>Michy Batshuayi to Sign for Nottingham Forest on Deadline Day<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Exclusive: Nottingham Forest are set to sign Michy Batshuayi! Deal almost done with Chelsea. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udf33 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeadlineDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DeadlineDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6kqxAUjfKR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6kqxAUjfKR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1565402570012741636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;The Bat-Man&#8217; to Move to the East Midlands<\/h3>\n<p>Batshuayi has had a career full of promise. As a youngster making his way in the game, he boasted a very impressive goal record for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/31\/everton-defender-niels-nkounkou-joins-standard-liege-on-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Standard Liege<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/22\/eric-bailly-manchester-united-marseille\/\" target=\"_self\">Marseille<\/a>. Across five seasons he netted 65 goals in 157 games.<\/p>\n<p>This earned him a move to Chelsea, where he has had a mixed time. In his first season, he made 28 Premier League appearances, but never fully lived up to expectations.<\/p>\n<p>The following season he had an impressive spell on loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/22\/borussia-dortmund-sebastien-haller-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a>, followed by a stint with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/31\/valencia-star-carlos-soler-paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_self\">Valencia<\/a>. This loan was cut short by torn ankle ligaments.<\/p>\n<p>A season and a half at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/20\/usmnt-defender-chris-richards-crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_self\">Crystal Palace<\/a> followed, where he was never able to hold down a starting place.<\/p>\n<h3>Career Revival<\/h3>\n<p>Last season, he went out on loan again, this time to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/09\/02\/besiktas-miralem-pjanic-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Besiktas<\/a>. Away from the media attention of the Premier League, he was aiming to demonstrate his ability once more. He scored 14 league goals, proving that he does still possess some of the quality that he promised early in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Forest fans will be hoping that he can carry that form to his new club, should the deal be completed.<\/p>\n<h3>Big Spending Reds<\/h3>\n<p>Following promotion, Nottingham Forest have not held back in the transfer market in an attempt to compete in the top flight. The squad that won the Championship play-offs relied heavily on players on loan from other clubs.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, they already had a depleted squad at the beginning of the transfer window. Their summer spending already tops \u00a3140 million and they are showing no sign of slowing down even this late into the window.<\/p>\n<p>Their current main striker is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghamforest.co.uk\/news\/2022\/june\/25\/reds-complete-club-record-awoniyi-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taiwo Awoniyi<\/a>, signed from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/28\/union-berlin-season-review-europa-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Union Berlin<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/12640160\/taiwo-awoniyi-nottingham-forest-sign-forward-from-union-berlin-for-club-record-fee-in-region-of-17-5m\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported \u00a317.5 million<\/a>. Batshuayi is being brought in to provide competition for this striker position.<\/p>\n<p>This is necessary as although Forest has suffered a mixed start to the season, they have only scored two goals in five league matches so far. If they are to have a chance of avoiding relegation, they will need to find goals from somewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest are close to completing a deal to sign Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea, reports Fabrizio Romano. Incredibly, this would make him Forest&#8217;s 20th signing of the transfer window following their promotion to the Premier League. Michy Batshuayi to Sign for Nottingham Forest on Deadline Day Exclusive: Nottingham Forest are set to sign Michy Batshuayi! 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