Nottingham Forest are set to limit their big-spending ways during this transfer window as they wait to learn whether they will be charged with breaking spending rules.
Forest will know later in January if they are to become the third top-flight club charged with not complying with Financial Fair Play rules, following Everton’s 10-point deduction last year and Manchester City’s alleged breach.
Yet Forest have signed 43 players during the last three transfer windows and are likely to adopt a calmer strategy this time, not least as new boss Nuno Espirito Santo prefers a smaller squad and that means the playing group is likely to be trimmed.