News about Omar Richards

SIMON JONES: Aston Villa left-back Alex Moreno will undergo a medical at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday ahead of joining on loan.  Moreno, who can also play as a left winger, has fallen behind Lucas Digne and £37.5million summer signing Ian Maatsen in the pecking order at Villa Park. Speaking after their 2-1 win over West Ham on Saturday, Villa manager Unai Emery revealed Moreno was 'close to leaving'.

Nottingham Forest will find out on Monday if they will be fined a point deduction for breaching budget limits. Since returning to the Premier League, 42 players have arrived at the City Ground for more than £250 million, with more hits than misses - and it's a tactic that has placed them in hot water for violating revenue and sustainability laws in January. The names of Giulian Biancone, Omar Richards, Hwang Ui-jo, or other interested parties will be regarded with skepticism, but these are examples of Forest's costly transfer blunders.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: According to Premier League rules, clubs can lose no more than £105 million over a three-year period. Since returning to the top-flight in 2022, the Midlands club has embarked on an unprecedented spending spree that may have pushed them back to bite them. 43 players have been brought in at only three transfer windows at a cost of around £300 million. Let's take a look at the ten worst players and those that have been unable to get right.

Forest's owner, Evangelos Marinakis (inset left), told Nottingham that he would provide the 'ammunition' to ensure success when the club won promotion by the play-offs in May, despite a top-flight absence of 23 years. The shipping magnate has certainly put his money where his mouth is, spending more than £160 million, which is a record for a team recently promoted to the Premier League. With 21 new arrivals (and counting), one wonders if Marinakis - and the followers - would even recognize any of his East Midlands outfit's Garibaldi red, including Morgan Gibbs-White (centre) landed for a fee that could have climbed to £42.5 million. Out of the 16 players involved against Spurs, ten were new recruits. Forest's summer investment has outstripped Barcelona (right), Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain (left), and more than the Dutch top-flight (inset right) combined.

Nottingham Forest is fighting Southampton for Loic Bade's signature. Rennes signed Bade in July of last year for £17 million on a five-year contract after having a breakout season in the French top flight with Lens. The 22-year-old Frenchman appeared on 14 Ligue 1 appearances for Les Rennais last season before an adductor injury ended his career.

According to a survey, Serge Aurier is 'close to completing his transfer to Nottingham Forest.' Forest recently announced a loan contract for Atletico Madrid full-back Renan Lodi, raising the total number of deals to 18, but the Midlands club is still searching for more signings to lift competition for places. Aurier, a right-back for Tottenham Hotspur, 29, will be Forest's 19th summer signing after the club's promotion to the Premier League.

The newly promoted Premier League side will pay an initial £4.7 million loan fee to the La Liga team, as well as a supplementary option to make the switch permanent for £25 million at the end of the season. After three years at Madrid where the understudy left-back struggle for continuous game time under new coach Diego Simeone, Lodi is keen to play in the English top-flight.

Renan Lodi of Atletico Madrid will have his medical examination at Nottingham Forest on Sunday after the Brazilian star's season-long loan contract was agreed with the Spanish club. The newly promoted Premier League will pay the first £4.7 million loan fee to the La Liga side, with the option to make the move permanent for £25 million at the end of the season.

Nottingham Forest is closing down on Atletico Madrid left-back Renan Lodi. On Friday, negotiations came to a stalemate, but positive talks followed and the agreement would be a big coup for Steve Cooper, with Brazilian international Lodi being followed by the likes of Manchester City. Forest will pay the first loan fee of £4.7 million, with the option to buy set at £25.4 million for Lodi, who has 15 caps.

Serge Aurier, a fullback for Tottenham Hotspur, had surgery at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday, before signing. The 29-year-old is a licensed agent who can cover both right back and left back. Following an injury to new signing Omar Richards, Forest is eager to expand their options at full back.

The summer transfer window hasn't failed to disappoint. Although the majority of Europe's top-flight leagues are set to tighten their belts, the Premier League has gone the other way, with top-flight clubs spending more than £1.5 billion so far during the season - and further contracts are planned. This is a record figure, outspending the £1.43 billion top division clubs invested in the summer of 2017. Chelsea leads the way as the division's top spenders, closely followed by Nottingham Forest, who have signed a startling 16 players under Steve Cooper. With just a week until the transfer window closes on September 1 at 11 p.m. BST, Sportsmail looks at where each club is planning to improve and who is on the radar. Antony (left) of Ajax may continue to play for Manchester United, Chelsea and Leicester are both keen on Wesley Fofana (right), while Chelsea manager Jurgen Klopp (inset left) and Chelsea are keen on a winger, while Chelsea manager Jurgen Klopp (right) is likely to enter the market for a midfielder.

Forest wants to protect after losing Omar Richards due to injury and seeing a replacement for Red Bull Leipzig's full-back Angelino founder as he left Hoffenheim at the weekend. Cooper has requested patience as the new squad gels, but Forest is far from finished in the window.