Nottingham Forest have £26m offer accepted for Rennes striker with contract already agreed

Nottingham Forest are closing in on the signing of Arnaud Kalimuendo after Rennes accepted a £26 million from the Premier League side.

  • Forest’s £26 million bid accepted by
  • Kalimuendo has agreed personal terms
  • English side also interested in Musah

Nottingham Forest have £26m offer accepted for Rennes striker with contract already agreedNottingham Forest have £26m offer accepted for Rennes striker with contract already agreed

According to L’Equipe Forest had agreed personal terms with Kalimuendo before finalising a £26m ($35m) deal with Rennes, where he was contracted until 2027.

Forest are having a restructure in attack to build on last season’s seventh place finish. Having signed Dan Ndoye from and secured Morgan-Gibbs White to a contract extension, the English club are planning to add more firepower in attack. Kalimuendo scored 17 goals and provided three assists for Rennes as they finished 12th in last season.

Forest are also adding depth in midiefield and their latest target is USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah. They are also interested in midfielder Douglas Luiz.

With Kalimuendo’s impending arrival at Forest, the English club will hope to integrate the French striker quickly into the starting XI.