Football: Diomande set for €40m Nottingham Forest move

A 40 million deal is taking shape

Forty million euros. That is the fee for an Ivorian defender who barely registered on the radar in France two years ago. Ousmane Diomande is set to join Nottingham Forest. Sporting CP are prepared to let him go. The news comes from The Athletic.

The move is moving fast. The centre-back was due in England on Saturday for his medical. A five-year deal is waiting for him after that. Forest are wasting no time.

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Glasner’s gamble

Diomande is not arriving by accident. Oliver Glasner wants to tighten up his back three. The plan is straightforward. Put him alongside Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic. A trio built for the City Ground.

The player himself ticks plenty of boxes. One hundred and thirty-two matches for Sporting since January 2023. A move from Midtjylland. Sixteen caps for Ivory Coast. A seasoned operator already. Lisbon made his name. Now the Premier League wants the next chapter.

What Forest get out of it

A club with ambition does not shell out 40 million for fun. Forest want to establish themselves in the English top flight for good. Diomande fits the long-term plan. The signature is all that is left. And it is coming soon.

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