Nottingham Forest have signed Côte d’Ivoire defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting Lisbon for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £34.2m.
Forest will pay a fixed fee of around £34.3m (€40m) for the 22-year-old centre-back after weeks of negotiations.
"I am very happy to be here. It is a historic club, and it motivates me to join such a club," said Diomande "I am very happy to be here. It is a historic club, and it motivates me to join such a club," said Diomande "I believe we can achieve very good things this season and I am looking forward to meeting the players and head coach. I will give my best."