Nottingham Forest trimmed their squad this summer, but according to BBC News, manager Oliver Glasner sees the smaller group as a stronger one.
Forest made just five signings during the transfer window, two of them free transfers. Austria midfielder Xaver Schlager, a player Glasner was said to be particularly keen on, joined without a fee, while goalkeeper Steven Benda arrived to bolster competition for the number one spot.
The report suggests Forest's business was more about targeted reinforcement than wholesale changes, with Glasner apparently prioritising quality and fit over sheer volume of incomings.
Full details of the club's other transfer activity were not outlined in the report, but the overall picture painted by BBC News is of a squad reshaped with specific needs in mind rather than mass turnover, as Glasner looks to build a leaner but more effective group for the season ahead.