Aaron Mitchell's promotion into the first team marked the official commencement of work on Žigić's transfer.
Allan picked a few clubs that had put in the highest bids for Žigić and accepted their offers.
Žigić had no special thoughts regarding his transfer. He was not one of those loyal subjects who would pledge his undying allegiance to Forest. If the other club was able to offer him an even better contract than the one he currently had, then he would certainly not reject their offer.
Additionally, he was well aware that the boss has no intention of keeping him at the club, given Mitchell's sudden promotion into the first team. It was pointless for him to stay.