Forest Sign Rennes' Kalimuendo For Reported £26m

Nottingham Forest person signed Rennes striker Arnaud Kalimuendo connected a five-year statement for a reported £26m.

Frenchman Kalimuendo, 23, scored 18 goals successful 34 appearances past play arsenic Rennes vanished 12th successful Ligue 1.

Forest had already spent astir £144m connected six players successful nan summertime transportation model earlier making this signing.

Over nan weekend, they besides bought winger Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich Town for £37.5m and spent adjacent to £30m connected Manchester City midfielder James McAtee.

This came aft head Nuno Espirito Santo had questioned nan club's transportation process connected Friday, emotion his squad is ill-equipped to grip a European campaign.

Forest comfortably beat Brentford 3-1 astatine nan City Ground successful their opening Premier League crippled of nan play connected Sunday.

Kalimuendo joins Botafogo striker Igor Jesus arsenic title and support for guardant Chris Wood successful Espirito Santo's side. Brazil world Jesus, 24, was bought for a reported £10m interest successful July.

Kalimuendo, who started his profession astatine Paris St-Germain, has scored 42 times successful 105 games for Rennes since joining successful 2022.

He besides won metallic pinch France astatine nan Paris Olympic Games past year.

"When I heard astir nan liking from Forest, I was honoured," he told nan club's website.

"I'm fresh for nan situation and I get present pinch bully experience. I had a bully play past twelvemonth pinch goals and assists but I want much and want to scope a caller level here.

"I can't hold to play successful nan Premier League and to play astatine nan City Ground. I watched games from past play and it's clear nan fans create a beautiful atmosphere."

Forest are preparing for nan Europa League this season, having been promoted to nan title erstwhile Crystal Palace were demoted to nan Europa Conference League.

They sold Anthony Elanga to Newcastle for an first £55m but Morgan Gibbs-White signed a caller contract contempt Tottenham trying to motion nan midfielder, which near Forest considering ineligible action.