Forest close to £30m-plus deal for winger Bakwa

Dilane Bakwa, a Strasbourg winger, is close to agreeing a deal worth more than £30 million.

The 23-year-old is expected to move to the City Ground, which would increase Forest’s spending this summer by about £180 million.

Since joining Strasbourg from Bordeaux two years ago, the France Under-21 international has made 66 appearances.

Forest will sign left-back Cuiabano for Botafogo for his 10th summer signing, and Bakwa will also complete that deal.

Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich for £37.5 million, James McAtee from Manchester City for around $ 30 million, and Rennes striker Arnaud Kalimuendo for $ 26 million are the new signings for Forest.

Before the club’s 19:00 BST transfer deadline on Monday, Jota Silva and Taiwo Awoniyi could leave.

After his public criticism of Forest’s transfer business, manager Nuno Espirito Santo is scheduled to meet with owner Evangelos Marinakis over the international holiday.

The Portuguese acknowledged that Marinakis’ relationship had changed while the Portuguese believed the club had moved too slowly for their goals.

Nuno, the former manager of Wolves and Tottenham, is being told that despite the information, is expected to be in charge when Forest travel to Arsenal on September 13th.