NOTTINGHAM FOREST have announced the signing of ex-Tottenham right-back Serge Aurier.
The defender, 29, returns to England on a one-year deal just 12 months after he left Spurs for Villarreal.
His move is subject to visa approval but that is not expected to be an issue.
The 81-cap Ivory Coast captain was released at the end of last season by Villarreal.
Aurier is the 22nd signing of the summer at the City Ground.
Forest have spent £165million on players, with Morgan Gibbs-White their biggest acquisition.
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The England youth star was bought for £44m from fellow Prem side Wolves.
Boss Steve Cooper described Forest’s transfer window as “unique”.
He said: “A lot has been quite rightly said about the amount of signings we have made already.
“It has been a unique transfer window for sure, I understand and accept that.”
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Forest have got off to a slow start in the Prem, only recording one win and are 19th after six games.
Cooper’s men have also conceded 14 goals and scored just four of their own.
