Nottingham Forest near Javi Galan signing as Europa list issues loom

Nottingham Forest continued to overhaul their squad in the final days of the summer window, with reports saying Atletico Madrid left back Javi Galan is due to undergo a medical ahead of a permanent move to the City Ground, even as UEFA registration rules forced the club to omit several recent signings from their Europa League list. The flurry of activity leaves Forest with a much larger playing squad than a year ago, but also with fresh selection headaches ahead of their return to European competition later this month.

Reports say Forest have reached agreement with Atletico to sign Galan on a multi-year deal and that the 30 year old will complete a medical in Madrid before the transfer is finalised. Galan, who rose from Spain's lower leagues to become a regular for Atletico last season, is understood to be seeking more game time after the Spanish club added several new full backs this summer.

The move would be the latest in an extraordinary recruitment drive at the club. Across the window Forest added a string of names including Dan Ndoye, Omari Hutchinson, James McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Nicolo Savona, Dilane Bakwa, Oleksandr Zinchenko on loan, several Brazilian signings and a...