LONDON: ‌Nottingham Forest have signed Ivory Coast center back Ousmane Diomande from Sporting on a four-year contract, with an option for a further year, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

The deal to sign the 22-year-old was worth about €40 million ($46.16 million), Sporting said.

Diomande, a product of Danish club Midtjylland’s ‌academy, joined ‌Sporting in 2023 and ‌quickly ⁠established himself as ⁠a key figure.

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