Four transfer targets for Forest

Nottingham Forest have made written offers for four players with the end of the transfer window looming.

Chief executive Mark Arthur told BBC Radio Nottingham the club had had some bids rejected but were still negotiating over certain targets.

"We've put in four written offers but I'm not terribly hopeful to be perfectly honest," said Arthur.

"One of our slight problems is our position in the table. We're not prepared to pay over the odds."

He added: "We've done that in the past.

"We've chased these people down to get them to the club and in the end they've proved to be the wrong type of person or the wrong type of player.

"We're trying to build something for the long-term future."