Gossip: Magpies eye new midfielderpublished at 13:07 BST
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League One new boys Notts County are in pole position to sign Southend midfielder Leon Chambers-Parillon, 24, with Mansfield and Chesterfield also in the hunt. (Pete O'Rourke, external)
Why are Premier League transfer fees soaring?published at 07:45 BST
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Thirty-four years ago a £13m transfer caused national outrage in Italy.
When AC Milan signed Gianluigi Lentini from Torino in 1992 for a then world record fee, newspapers called the deal "obscene", while the Vatican's official newspaper described it as "an offence against the dignity of work".
Today that fee would barely register among the Premier League's biggest transfers.
These are not the only major deals. Tottenham also agreed an £85m move for West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, Barcelona paid £69m to sign Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United, and Manchester United spent £50m on Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos.
It is the first transfer window in Premier League history to produce three £100m-plus signings - and there are still weeks to go before deadline day on 1 September.
During the 2025 summer window English top-flight clubs spent a record £3bn.
So why are transfer fees continuing to climb? Why are clubs paying record sums for players already playing in England? And why are more clubs willing to sell some of their biggest stars?
Speaking to Forest TV after the victory, external, Glasner said: "It was a very good first test. It was a great atmosphere here against Notts County in front of 15,000 fans and 6,000 Forest fans. It's a fantastic opener for us after four days in training and I'm really pleased with the performance.
"We scored some lovely goals and we defended very well as a team. Some things did not work how we want them to in the future, but after only four days there were lots of positive aspects. I'm really pleased with what the players offered.
"All the details were perfect [for the first goal], Morgan [Gibbs-White's] pass, Igor's movement, Omari [Hutchinson] is in the pocket and tracks the opposition defender out.
"It was a fantastic goal, as was the second one. It's a fantastic cross and we had great runs into the box. It has been one of the topics this week, getting more players into dangerous areas, and I could see it in some parts.
"We've had a good start so now we will continue to work in training."