Former Nottingham Forest director of football Kyriakos Dourekas has reflected on his best signings during his six-year spell at the City Ground from 2018 to 2024. "All the players helped, but ones that stand out… Ryan Yates," Dourekas told BBC Sport. Then Stoke City offered a great proposal, but we eventually got him over the line again and his contribution was immense. "We wanted to buy him after promotion, but United wanted to keep him initially. Despite Forest qualifying for Europe last season for the first time in 30 years, they sit 17th in the Premier League.

Source: BBC January 22, 2026 14:09 UTC