Nottingham Forest are finalising a transfer to sign Juventus right back Nicolo Savona for a potential 15 million ($17.4m), with a medical scheduled for Friday. Juventus general manager Damien Comolli confirmed that an agreement had been reached with Forest. Savona made 19 Serie A starts and nine substitute appearances last season and holds three Italy under-21 caps. He will compete with Ola Aina and Neco Williams for the right-back position. Savona will join Omari Hutchinson, Dan Ndoye, Arnaud Kalimuendo, James McAtee, Igor Jesus, Jair Cunha, Douglas Luiz and Angus Dunn as summer signings. Steve Nicol publicly criticised owner Evangelos Marinakis over comments about manager Nuno Espirito Santo's working relationship with the owner.
Savona will vie with Ola Aina and Neco Williams for the right back spot. He made 19 starts and nine appearances off the bench for Juventus in Serie A last term, and has three Italy under-21 caps. Savona will join Omari Hutchinson, Dan Ndoye, Arnaud Kalimuendo, James McAtee, Igor Jesus, Jair Cunha, Douglas Luiz and Angus Dunn in signing for Forest this summer.
play Nicol slams Forest owner Marinakis for Nuno spat (1:07) Steve Nicol criticises Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis after manager Nuno Espirito Santo spoke poorly of their working relationship. (1:07) Nottingham Forest are closing in on the signing of Juventus right back Nicolo Savona, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Savona is set to undergo his medical on Friday ahead of a potential 15 million ($17.4m) move to the Premier League side. He would become Nottingham Forest's ninth summer signing.
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