Nottingham Forest averaging new signing every four days in bonkers summer spending

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Nottingham Forest are averaging a new signing every four days thanks to their bonkers summer of spending. In the 70 days since the Premier League transfer window opened on June 10, newly-promoted Forest have since announced the arrivals of 16 new players to bolster their squad.

Those signings have averaged out at one every four days and could see the club add three more new faces before the deadline on September 1 if they keep up their same pace.Steve Cooper's side reached 16 signings on Friday morning after the club confirmed the arrival of midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White from Wolverhampton Wanderers.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumThe 22-year-old has arrived at the City Ground for an initial club-record £25million fee, which could rise as high as £45million if add-on clauses are met in the future.

Gibbs-White has signed a five-year deal and taken Forest's spending to just under £135million so far this summer.Goalkeeper Dean Henderson is the club's only loan arrival, meanwhile, Jesse Lingard, Cheikhou Kouyate and Wayne Hennessey have all been brought in on free transfers.Where will Nottingham Forest finish in the Premier League this season?

Let us know in the comments section below.Just under £50million has been spent bolstering the defence, with the arrivals of Neco Williams, Moussa Niakhate, Giulian Biancone, Omar Richards and Harry Toffolo.Midfielders Orel Mangala, Remo Freuler, Lewis O'Brien and Brandon Aguilera have joined the club for a combined £26million this summer.Two strikers have also been signed, with £18.5million spent on Taiwo Awoniyi and £13.3million paid for Emmanuel Dennis.