Nottingham Forest are set to complete the signing of Sporting CP defender Ousmane Diomande.
Oliver Glasner is moving quickly to reshape the Forest squad, and Diomande is very close to joining the City Ground ranks.
Evangelos Marinakis is in Portugal with the first-team squad, and clearly, negotiations are ongoing between Forest and Sporting over a deal.
Glasner wanted Diomande last summer when he was the Crystal Palace manager and now the Austrian looks set to get his man.
The contract Nottingham Forest have agreed with Ousmane Diomande
With the deal looking much closer than it did 24 hours ago, details of the contract on the table from Forest have been unearthed.
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It’s believed that Diomande will be given a contract until 2031, and a deal will be confirmed once the clubs have thrashed out a fair price.
Sporting have already landed their replacement for Diomande with Ibrahima Ba signing on the dotted line yesterday following a medical.
It’s very intriguing that Forest are going to give him a five-year contract, which further enhances the notion that the Reds are getting a quality player with one eye on the future.
Diomande will give Forest defensive flexibility
It seems clear that Forest want to operate with three central defenders next season, and that is ultimately the thought process behind signing Diomande.
Right now, with Murillo injured, it seems as though Forest will maybe operate with a two-man central defensive unit until he’s fit.
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Diomande will likely play in the position on the right-hand side of a three-man defensive unit, and it will be fascinating to see what happens
A long-term contract is a show of intent, and the hope will be that the Ivorian can hit the ground running.
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