NOTTINGHAM FOREST have agreed a £35million swoop for Bologna winger Dan Ndoye.
And the deal could pave the way for Italian champions to follow up on their interest in and .
Forest have been battling Napoli all summer for Swiss international Ndoye.
But the Premier League club are on the verge of another transfer coup after owner Evangelos Marinakis and global head of football Edu flew to Italy to tie up a deal.
Forest and Bologna have reached an agreement and now it is a case of finalising personal terms for the player.
It would be a club record deal for Forest.
Ndoye, 24, scored eight goals and provided four assists in 30 appearances last season, as well as playing in the for Bologna.
Signing the highly-rated star will be another statement of intent by Forest after they persuaded to turn down a move to .
Ndoye, who is usually deployed on the right but can play on either side of the park, will help fill the gaps left by the departures of wingers and Ramon Sosa.
But Ndoye’s move to the Premier League is set to grease the wheels of other transfers.
Napoli have been looking for a winger since selling to in January.
Both Grealish and Garnacho have been strongly , who have now missed out on prime target Ndoye.
