Forest closing in on £30m-plus deal for winger Bakwapublished at 13:15 British Summer Time
13:15 BST
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
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Nottingham Forest are close to a deal worth over £30m for Strasbourg winger Dilane Bakwa.
The 23-year-old is expected to complete a move to the City Ground which would take Forest’s spending to around £180m this summer.
Bakwa, a France Under-21 international, has made 66 appearances for Strasbourg since joining for Bordeaux two years ago.
Bakwa’s arrival would be Forest’s 10th summer signing and they are also due to complete the signing of Botafogo left-back Cuiabano.
Forest’s spending includes Omari Hutchinson from Ipswich for £37.5m while James McAtee also signed from Manchester City for around £30m and striker Arnaud Kalimuendo, a £26m signing from Rennes.
Meanwhile, forward Jota Silva and striker Taiwo Awoniyi could leave the City Ground before the deadline.