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Exclusive: Marko Stamenić Set for Second Olympiakos Loan as Forest Plan Long-Term Development
Nottingham Forest midfielder Marko Stamenic set to join Olympiakos on loan for a second season. New Zealand international impressed last season; Forest boss Espirito Santo not planning to include him in upcoming season. Stamenic keen on potential for more playing time in Greece.
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Nottingham Forest midfielder Marko Stamenic is set to join Greek Super League champions Olympiakos on loan, SportsBoom can exclusively reveal.
The 23-year-old joined the Premier League side on a five-year deal in June last year but was immediately sent out on loan to sister club Olympiakos to get regular football.
And the former Red Star Belgrade ace revelled for the club, playing 18 times as the club ran away with another domestic league titles.
The New Zealand international, capped 31 times by his country, has yet to make his Premier League debut following his high-profile move.
But Forest see Stamenic as a real prospect for the future and have been keen to see him develop his skills since securing his signature.
Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has already made two major signings this summer, with centre-back Jair Cunha and striker Igro Jesus having joined the club.
However, our sources have learnt that Stamenic is unlikely to be part of Espirito’s plans this season as the club look to build on last term’s excellent seventh place top-flight finish.
Wellington-born Stamenic arrived at the City Ground having played in Denmark and Serbia’s top leagues for Copenhagen and Red Star respectively.
He won the Danish Cup with Copenhagen and won the Danish Superliga the same season.
STRING OF HONOURS
Stamenic won the Serbian Superliga the following season and Serbian Cup, as well as the Greek Football Cup in the 2024-25 season – in what has been an impressive collection of honours across the past three seasons.
But with first-team opportunities limited at Forest, the midfielder is keen for a second spell in Greece.
Championship side Coventry City targeted Stamenic as one of their key targets roughly 12 months ago, with a £4.6million deal rumoured to have been agreed.
Sky Blues owner Doug King admitted at the time: “We looked at a lot of players and went after a couple of players, of which Marko Stamenic was one of them.”
Stamenic decided on Forest and his hopeful he can force his way into the first team at some stage this season.
Neil has been a journalist for longer than he'd care to remember, having written for national newspapers and respected publications for over 25 years. For the last three years he has worked freelance for BBC Sport, working on the production desk as a sub-editor and also as a writer, covering a whole range of sports.