Nottingham Forest bolster defence by signing Ousmane Diomande from Sporting

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Forest[/a] did not disclose ‌any financial details, although British media reported ‌the deal for the 22-year-old was ‌worth about £34.3 million.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diomande-ousmane/ngCb1gCI/"]Diomande[/a], a product of Danish club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]Midtjylland[/a]'s academy, joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting[/a] ‌in 2023 and quickly established himself ⁠as a ‌key figure.[/p][embed guid="159c2c52-9f6c-4c4a-9019-3095b30f3f38" url="https://x.com/NFFC/status/2087139466901410166" social-type="twitter" /][p]He made 132 appearances in all ​competitions for the Lisbon side, helping them win back-to-back Primeira Liga ​titles in 2023/24 and 2024/25 plus the 2024/25 Portuguese Cup.[/p][p]He also represented [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]⁠Ivory Coast[/a] ​at this year's World Cup, where they were eliminated by Norway in the round of 32.[/p][p][b]"Ousmane is a powerful, commanding ‌defender, and arrives here with a winning mentality. He shares the same ambition for success we have, and we are excited to see the impact he can have in a Forest shirt," [/b]the club's Chief Football Officer George Syrianos said in a statement.[/p][image alt="Diomande's most recent player ratings" id="2a2bc3f8-b580-448c-b36d-19250e50d7bc" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="cb1a566b-cdda-4732-9ea1-fb8149a082cb" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Forest, who ‌finished 16th in the Premier League ​last season, appointed Austrian Oliver Glasner ‌as manager in July as they look to rebuild ahead of the new campaign.[/p][p]They begin the league season [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/leeds-tUxUbLR2/nottingham-UsushcZr/?mid=pjhHs7d2"]at home to Leeds United on ⁠August 22nd[/a].[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]