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Image source, Getty ImagesOusmane Diomande will offer "fantastic experience" to Nottingham Forest, says sporting director George Syrianos.
The 22-year-old defender has joined from from Sporting Lisbon and is Oliver Glasner's second signing of the summer after Xaver Schlager joined on a free transfer.
Diomande has made more than 150 senior first-team appearances, including 15 appearances for his national team, Ivory Coast.
Since his Portuguese Primeira Liga debut in February 2023, only two players have completed more passes than Ousmane Diomande (5,354), while he has a pass completion rate of 92.5%.
"I am very happy to be here," said Diomande. "It is a historic club, and it motivates me to join such a club.
"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 and all I can to help the team. I cannot wait to meet the supporters at The City Ground and together we can have a good season."
Sporting director George Syrianos, added: "We have been very clear on the profile of player we want to add to the squad, so we are excited to welcome Ousmane to the club.
"He has fantastic experience for a defender of his age. Playing a crucial role in title winning teams and going into the latter stages of the Champions League puts him in a great position to integrate well here at Forest.
"Ousmane is a powerful, commanding defender, and arrives here with a winning mentality. He shares the same ambition for success we have, and we are excited to see the impact he can have in a Forest shirt."
Manchester City are aware of interest from Nottingham Forest in their Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 28, who was signed from AC Milan last summer for £46m. (Sky Sports), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League season is yet to get underway, but the second-round Carabao Cup draw has already been made.
As many as 11 Premier League teams are in the draw, with the format regionalised into northern and southern sections before round three.
Here is who the Premier League clubs have drawn:
Stoke v Hull
Newcastle v West Bromwich Albion
Nottingham Forest v Leeds
Preston v Everton
Ipswich v Leicester
Birmingham v Brentford
Fulham v AFC Wimbledon
Chelsea v Luton
Tottenham v Charlton
Plymouth v Coventry
All ties are to be played week commencing 24 August.
Image source, Getty ImagesNick Mashiter has been answering some of your latest Nottingham Forest transfer window questions.
Paul asked: How are Forest going to back Oliver Glasner with the money from the Elliot Anderson deal? We have brought one player in so far and that's on a free.
Nick replied: The focus is very much on quality additions this summer so it is not a surprise Forest are being precise - which naturally takes a bit more time.
Boss Oliver Glasner said he was confident new faces would join Forest during their training camp in Portugal but in those terms it has been a frustrating summer so far.
In terms of senior signings only midfielder Xaver Schlager, a free transfer from RB Leipzig, has arrived. At the moment, Forest's sole incoming deal is the lowest number by a club in the Premier League.
A deal for Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande is still in progress while the interest in Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall is complicated by competition from elsewhere, including Newcastle.
The window is complicated by the World Cup, meaning deals have taken a bit more time to complete. Expect the window to be very busy in the second half of the month.
There is no suggestion, though, Forest will not back Glasner. He was brought in to take them to the next level and owner Evangelos Marinakis' ambition for the club to return to Europe and compete for silverware remains.
