Forest follows Hutchinson deal with McAtee signing
Nottingham Forest has completed a £30 million ($62.5 million) deal to sign creative midfielder James McAtee from Manchester City, mere hours after confirming the arrival of Omari Hutchinson.
The Tricky Trees announced they had sealed a club-record deal for Hutchinson one day out from their opening Premier League fixture of the season against Brentford.
Forest has reportedly agreed to pay £37 million ($77.1 million) to Ipswich Town for the winger, and splashed the cash again only four hours later.
The club confirmed McAtee had penned a five-year deal at the club, leaving Manchester City after 12 years.
McAtee rose through the ranks at City after joining as an 11-year-old, before making 34 appearances for Pep Guardiola's senior team.
The 22-year-old starred for England Under-21 as it retained its UEFA Under-21 Euro title this year, having opted to play at that tournament over the revamped FIFA Club World Cup.
"I feel ready for a new challenge and the club had a great season last year, so I want to help build on that and show what I can do," he said.
"I'm so happy to be here and really looking forward to getting started with my new team-mates, and I know the ambition of everyone associated with the club, which is something I want to be a part of."
The arrivals of Hutchinson and McAtee come after Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo criticised the club's slow progress in the transfer market, ahead of a campaign that will see it compete in the UEFA Europa League.
Forest had already signed Dan Ndoye from Bologna as well as bringing in Igor Jesus and Jair Cunha from Botafogo, while Arnaud Kalimuendo is set to join from Rennes.
Ahead of hosting Brentford, Forest has failed to win its opening league match in any of the past seven seasons – losing five and drawing two – since beating Millwall 1-0 in the EFL Championship in 2017.
