Tyrese Fornah: Derby County sign Nottingham Forest midfielder on two-year deal

Derby County have signed midfielder Tyrese Fornah from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.

Fornah’s only starts for Forest came in the Carabao Cup, and he spent last season on loan at Reading, scoring twice in 35 Championship appearances.

Paul Warne’s Rams have made a mixed start to the new League One campaign, with two wins and two defeats so far.

They are away to Peterborough United on Saturday.

Fornah began his career in Brighton’s youth set-up before joining Forest in 2018.

He has also had loan spells with Plymouth, Shrewsbury and Portuguese club Casa Pia, but the latter was cut short by the Covid pandemic.

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Brennan Johnson Factor In Andrey Santos Loan Move Dismissed

Nottingham Forest are snapping up Chelsea star Andrey Santos on loan, but the deal is not related to the Blues’ pursuit of Forest attacker Brennan Johnson, according to the Evening Standard.

Steve Cooper’s side are pushing hard to strengthen their squad before the transfer window closes.

 

The Tricky Trees are keen on bringing in midfield reinforcements to the City Ground this summer and identified a host of targets, including Santos, Wilfred Ndidi and Tyler Adams.

 

They are poised to land Santos from the Blues on a temporary basis and are still likely to make moves for further midfield additions.

 

Chelsea, on the other hand, are keen on Nottingham Forest attacker Johnson and the Welsh forward is also a key target for Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

It has been suggested in some quarters that Chelsea could use Santos’ loan deal as leverage to pry away Johnson from the City Ground.

 

But it is claimed that the Brazilian’s loan deal to Cooper’s side has nothing to do with any potential deal for Johnson to Stamford Bridge.

 

Santos is also keen on playing regular football and if the deal is completed will be hoping to get a substantial playing time under Cooper

 

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Chelsea and Pochettino set to hand Leeds a massive boost in £10m pursuit of midfielder – Opinion

A report from The Times claim Nottingham Forest are about to complete the loan signing of Andrey Santos from Chelsea until the end of the season – and it surely helps Leeds United get Lewis O’Brien.

One-time Brazil star Santos, 19, only joined Chelsea in January and immediately rejoined Brazilian side Vasco da Gama. Now at Chelsea, it looks as though he is set for a loan move to Forest this summer.

So, Forest are set to bring in a central midfielder. One that plays in the exact same role as long-term target O’Brien. Leeds are still lacking an option in the middle of the park and O’Brien is being targeted.

According to Alan Nixon, Leeds are interested in raiding Forest for O’Brien. He is back in the Forest squad for the Premier League, after being omitted from the 25-man side back in the January window.

Forest set to sign Chelsea ace Santos: Helps Leeds get O’Brien

Nixon reports that Leeds are keen and will have to spend £10m to sign him permanently – or, bring him in on loan. He was an unused sub in Forest’s first game, and absent from the squad for their second.

So, already on the fringes and with little chance of a break back into Steve Cooper’s side – surely, the signing of Santos pushes O’Brien further down the pecking order and therefore, closer to the exit door.

It might be then that Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea are about to help Leeds in their pursuit of O’Brien, by allowing Brazilian gem Santos to move to the City Ground this summer. Fingers crossed it gets done.