Nottingham Forest hit £100m transfer spend in 72 hours as another medical takes place

Nottingham Forest are set to take their spending to close to £100m in three days with the imminent arrival of Rennes striker Arnaud Kalimuendo.

The 23-year-old was having a medical in London over the weekend and unless there are any unexpected hitches, will join in a deal worth £25m.

Kalimuendo, who scored 18 goals for the Ligue 1 side last season, is set to follow Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee to the City Ground following a weekend spending splurge by Forest.

Hutchinson joined from Ipswich in a club record £37.5m move while McAtee signed from Manchester City for £30m.

Both players were paraded at the City Ground before Forest opened their Premier League season with a 3-1 win over Brentford.

Fellow new signing Dan Ndoye got on the scoresheet in a rampant first half where Forest scored all of their goals.

He said: "It was amazing to start like that, the first game of the season, the first victory, scoring my first goal for the club was a really nice experience.

"We have a really nice team. Every game I play with my team-mates I feel better every game.

"I feel already better than last week. I am fortunate to help my team-mates to win games and I am really happy."

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