Nottingham Forest is about to finalize the signing of Juventus right-back Nicolò Savona, according to sources close to the matter.
Savona is scheduled to undergo medical examinations on Friday, anticipating a possible transfer of 15 million euros ($17.4 million) to the Premier League team.
If confirmed, Savona would become the ninth summer signing for Nottingham Forest.Nicolò Savona fue titular en 19 partidos con la Juventus la temporada pasada.Juventus CEO Damien Comolli confirmed to Sky Italia during the Champions League draw on Thursday that an agreement had been reached with Forest for the transfer.
Savona will compete for the right-back position with Ola Aina and Neco Williams.
In the last Serie A season, Savona started 19 matches and made nine appearances from the bench with Juventus. In addition, he has three call-ups with the Italian U-21 national team.
Savona will join Omari Hutchinson, Dan Ndoye, Arnaud Kalimuendo, James McAtee, Igor Jesus, Jair Cunha, Douglas Luiz and Angus Dunn in joining Forest this summer.
