Overview
- Reports on Thursday say Forest have made an offer in the £30m–£34m range and that a club-to-club agreement with Sporting CP is close but not yet confirmed.
- Diomandé is a 22-year-old Ivory Coast international who made about 31 appearances last season but missed matches due to a recurring muscle injury.
- Sporting signed Diomandé from FC Midtjylland in 2023 for roughly £10.5m and gave him a new contract in January 2026, yet they appear willing to sell to realise a significant profit.
- Forest view the centre-back as a starter in Oliver Glasner's three-man defence and his arrival could lead to exits among current centre-backs at the City Ground.
- Nottingham Forest have already completed the free signing of Xaver Schlager and now need to finalise terms and medicals for Diomandé before any official announcement.