Ousmane Diomande: Nottingham Forest sign Sporting defender for £34.3m on four-year deal

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Nottingham Forest have signed Ivory Coast defender Ousmane Diomande from Sporting on a four-year deal. Forest will pay a fixed fee of around £34.3m (€40m) for the 22-year-old centre-back after weeks of negotiations. Head coach Oliver Glasner drove the club's interest in Diomande after trying to sign him at his former side Crystal Palace. Diomande has spent the last four seasons at Sporting, playing 132 times, scoring seven goals and winning the Primeira Liga twice. He helped Sporting reach the C