Ousmane Diomande has been linked to a host of Premier League teams over the years – but it’s Nottingham Forest who will finally get the deal done.If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.Nottingham Forest are in the market for a top tier central defender as they look to continue building on their impressive rise in recent years.The likes of Nikola Milekovic and Murillo have done really well for them, but they’re still looking to get better. That’s where the links to impressive Sporting Club defender Ousmane Diomande have come from.The Tricky Trees have been linked with the 22 year old for some time, but haven’t been able to get a deal over the line. It feels like Sporting are doing all they can to slow the deal down and hope that other teams take the chance to swoop in and get involved in a bidding war. Certainly Diomande has been linked with most of the top teams in the league at some point in the last few years, and it would be no surprise to see one of them jump in last minute.Diomande set for Forest move after protracted transfer But Forest are clinging on, and according to Fabrizio Romano they’re finally close to a deal. The Italian transfer guru Tweeted this morning that a move is “back on and well underway” with an “agreement close.”He admits that there were “issues in talks over recent weeks,” but adds that a €40m transfer is now into its “final stages,” with “all parties confident” that a deal will be done.Finally, Forest look set to land their new central defensive centre-piece, and they can move on to strengthening in other areas.?? EXCL: Ousmane Diomande’s move to Nottingham Forest is back on and now well underway, agreement close.#NFFC moving to final stages of €40m deal with Sporting after issues in talks over recent weeks.All parties confident, final steps still needed. pic.twitter.com/vqZhTy9fzP— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 8, 2026The post appeared first on CaughtOffside.