Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of defender Cyrus Christie from Fulham.
The right-back has put pen to paper on a season-long loan deal at the City Ground - with the option to make it permanent beyond that - to become the Reds’ ninth addition of the summer.
He follows the arrivals of Jack Colback, Tyler Blackett, Lyle Taylor, Fouad Bachirou, Luke Freeman, Miguel Angel Guerrero, Loic Mbe Soh and Abdoulaye Diallo as head coach Sabri Lamouchi looks to put together a squad again capable of challenging for promotion.
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Christie arrives with experience on that front, having been part of the Cottagers side which secured their place in the Premier League last season.
He notched up 31 appearances in 2019/20, scoring one goal, and came off the bench in the Championship play-off final at Wembley as Brentford were beaten 2-1.
The 27-year-old started his career at Coventry City and had spells at Derby County and Middlesbrough before making the move to the capital in 2018.
Lamouchi had been tight-lipped about the prospect of Christie joining, when quizzed in his pre-match press conference ahead of this weekend’s clash at home to Cardiff City.
He did say, though: “It is a good name.”
Christie’s arrival leaves Forest with four senior right-backs on the books currently, with Tendayi Darikwa, Carl Jenkinson and Jordan Gabriel all fighting for a place.
Lamouchi has said that as players come in, some will have to leave as he aims for a tight-knit squad.
