Steve Cooper's £4m signing has Nottingham Forest exit sealed after playing zero minutes since joining in 2022
09/07/2024 04:07 AM
Nottingham Forest’s 2024/25 campaign has gotten off to a brilliant start with five points now already on the board.
As the international break rumbles on in the background, Nuno Espirito Santo has been offered an opportunity to take stock of the opening three league games.
This comes after a busy transfer window which saw plenty of coming and going from the City Ground over the last few months.
However, there are still some windows that did not close last Friday like they did in England with deals still being completed.
And there has just been one confirmed elsewhere which has seen Forest finally part ways with a player Steve Cooper signed in 2022.
Nottingham Forest have finally sold Steve Cooper signing
During Cooper’s time at the club, one of the many players to have been signed was the South Korean forward Ui-jo Hwang.
It would be fair to say Hwang has not enjoyed the best of spells in England having failed to rack up a single minute for the Reds.
And since landing at the City Ground, the £4m Hwang has been sent out on four separate loan deals across Europe.
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However, on Friday it was announced Hwang had finally departed Forest on a permanent basis to sign for the Turkish outfit Alanyaspor.
The 32-year-old spent the latter stages of last season out in Turkey where he was able to provide a goal and an assist across his eight appearances.
Hwang had also spent some time in the Championship with Norwich City last season where he scored three goals in 17 games.
But having failed to even record a minute for the Reds, his time has now come to an end at the City Ground.
Forest could have benefitted from another striker signing this summer
It has been a bright start to the season for Chris Wood who has been able to find the back of the net twice in his opening three league games.
The New Zealand striker thought he had netted his third of the season and the winner on the weekend against Wolves but it was chalked offside.
After scoring 15 last time around, this is exactly the start to the campaign which he, Nuno and the fans would have dreamt for.
However, failing to land any of their striker targets, there will be a lot riding on Wood being able to remain fit this season.
Santiago Gimenez rejected the possibility of joining Forest and Eddie Nketiah made the move to Crystal Palace in the end.
An awful lot is resting on the shoulders of Wood this season.
