TAYLOR UNDERGOES MEDICAL
Forest are on the verge of securing their second summer signing, in the form of ex-Charlton striker Lyle Taylor.
It’s been reported this afternoon that the 30-year-old frontman is set to undergo a medical at the City Ground and is close to completing a free transfer deal.
Taylor is understood to have been in talks over a move to the City Ground for a number of weeks, after opting against finishing the season with Lee Bowyer’s Addicks.
REDS MAKE KEY BACKROOM APPOINTMENT
Nottingham Forest have made a change to their backroom team as Sabri Lamouchi prepares to launch the Reds’ pre-season campaign next week.
Olivier Pédémas has been appointed Lamouchi’s number two at the City Ground, according to Ouest France.
Pédémas worked with Lamouchi when the Frenchman was head coach at El Jaish and before that, with the Ivory Coast national team.
MIDFIELDER ARRIVES FROM GREEK GIANTS
The Reds have agreed a deal to sign Greek midfielder Alexandros Sarantis.
The 17-year-old arrives from the AEK Athens academy, and will join up with the Reds’ Under-18 squad at Wilford Lane, becoming the latest youngster from Greece to be given a chance to impress in the East Midlands.
COME BACK BUT DON'T SING
Fans could be banned from singing and chanting in a bid to reduce the chances of coronavirus spreading upon the return of supporters to stadiums, according to reports.
Matches in both the Championship and Premier League took place behind closed doors, with fans watching from home when the 2019-20 season resuming in mid-June after an absence of more than three months because of the pandemic.
