Sunderland have joined Burnley in their pursuit of Nottingham Forest striker Sam Surridge while Emmanuel Dennis could leave for less than the £15m they paid for him – while Steve Cooper looks to make room for more more signing
- Steve Cooper is looking to make room to bring in January signings for Forest
- It comes despite the club bringing in 23 signings and spending £150m in the summer
- Sam Surridge struggled for a few minutes at the City Ground and could now leave
- Emmanuel Dennis, Harry Arter, Cafu and Lyle Taylor could also leave the club
Sunderland have joined Burnley in the pursuit of Nottingham Forest striker Sam Surridge as Steve Cooper looks to make room for more signings.
Another player who could be on the way out is Emmanuel Dennis, and Forest are willing to accept less than the £15m they paid for him in the summer.
Harry Arter, Cafu and Lyle Taylor could also leave the City Ground to make way for Cooper to add to his squad.
Sunderland have joined Burnley in their pursuit of Nottingham Forest striker Sam Surridge
Another player who could be on the way out is Emmanuel Dennis, and Forest are willing to accept less than the £15m they paid for him.
Surridge has struggled for regular minutes and could be moved as part of a squad streamlining in January.
He has scored twice in the Carabao Cup against Grimsby Town but is yet to open his Premier League account.
Meanwhile, Nigerian international Dennis proved a major disappointment arriving as part of a major overhaul at the City Ground in the summer.
Dennis made just three starts in the Premier League and scored one goal.
Starting the season at Watford, playing a few games in the Championship for them before moving to Forest, the move to Dennis becomes more complicated.
Steve Cooper is looking to streamline his squad to make room to make more signings at Forest
The options open to Dennis – and Forest – are for him to move to a club abroad, or if he wants to stay in England he is only eligible to return to Watford, as players cannot play for three teams in the same season as per FA rules.
Cooper said last week that Forest, who spent £150m in the summer, would sign more players in January in a bid to beat the drop, but was well aware he needed a consistent group of players.
‘For sure, we have to get to a point where we have got a settled group. That doesn’t mean we’re not settled,’ Cooper said.
‘Unity, spirit and culture come with time. There is no doubt about that.
That’s the intention and these are games where you learn a lot about the players’ personalities and characters and they learn a lot about themselves. That’s how they build relationships.
‘So, yes, we’re going to need an organized group. But if you look at the number of games coming up, we will need more than one team.
‘Injuries can happen. And you can make five changes to a team.
‘You have to prepare for more than just the starting XI because there have been so many occasions when players have come off the bench and had a positive impact for us – sometimes negative as well – it’s a good reminder at all times of preparation that we Possible.
‘But we have to have consistency and that’s what we’re trying to do.’
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