Since Ibišević was late to join, and because of his poor performance last season, his transfer fee plummeted. For the striker position that was supposed to be the most expensive, the Forest team spent only fifteen million euros or about fourteen million pounds. Taking into account the costs of Bentley and Fernández and the further injection of five million pounds, the fifty-five-million-pound transfer budget was left with sixteen million.
What was sixteen million enough for?
Twain decided to bolster the right-back positions. That particular position had become a common headache in the world. A good right-back was currently hard to find. Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos, Barcelona's Dani Alves, Inter Milan's Maicon, Arsenal's Sagna, etc., were all among the best in the world. However, Nottingham Forest definitely could not afford such a player. Twain could only start with a younger player who was less famous than them.
