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Matt Davies

New faces set to link up with Nottingham Forest as Cooper provides team news update

Recent Nottingham Forest signings Braian Ojeda and Mohamad Drager have finally been able to link up with their new club.

Covid protocols meant they had to stay away until now and they will report for training for the first time tomorrow (Friday).

However, they will not be considered for selection just yet as although they have been training remotely, the pair will first have their fitness levels assessed by Forest's medical staff.

Midfielder Ojeda joined from Paraguayan club Olimpia, signing a four year deal on transfer deadline day.

Tunisia right-back Drager signed at the same time having made the switch from Olympiacos.

The duo will have to wait for their debuts in the Garibaldi as they travelled to countries on the government's red list while on international duty.

It means they had to complete a 10-day isolation period.

Meanwhile, new head coach Steve Cooper has confirmed his squad will remain unchanged from the win at Huddersfield Town, with the exception of Philip Zinckernagel, who has recovered from an ankle injury.

Right-back Jordi Osei-Tutu remains sidelined.

Cooper said recent signing Rodrigo Ely is training with his new team-mates but the former AC Milan defender is not yet match fit.

"There's no real change in terms of availability for Saturday. Everyone has come through training unscathed.

"Rodrigo has started training but he won't be available for the weekend or maybe not games before the international break. He's got a bit of catching up to do, but that's not 100 per cent.

"Apart from that, we're the same."

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