Nottingham Forest complete £2m deal for Atletico Madrid centre-back Felipe

Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Atletico Madrid defender Felipe on an 18-month contract.

The Brazilian will provide experience in central defence for Forest and won the Spanish title with Diego Simeone‘s team two years ago.

He said: ‘It was a dream of mine to play in the Premier League and I’m really excited to be part of this wonderful, fast-growing club.

‘You can see it’s a club looking to really grow. It’s a big challenge for me and I made a clear decision to be part of the history here and grow with the club.’ 

Felipe adds experience to Forest’s backline which has looked shaky at times this season, with only Bournemouth conceding more goals than Steve Cooper’s side in the Premier League.

The Brazilian has spent the last four years at Atletico, but has fallen out of favour this season, making just three appearances in LaLiga.

He now looks set to move to Forest to help the club in their relegation battle, with the team currently four points clear of the bottom three.

Forest have not given up hope on signing goalkeeper Keylor Navas from PSG on deadline day

Felipe is unlikely to be the only arrival at Forest on deadline day, as the Premier League outfit close in on the signing of Jonjo Shelvey from Newcastle.

Shelvey underwent his medical on Monday after agreeing to join the club on a two-and-a-half year deal, and is expected to be announced as as Forest player in the coming hours.

Forest have also revived a move to sign PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas. 

After initially showing a willingness to let the vastly experienced Navas go and all at Forest expecting the Costa Rica star to sign on loan, the French side changed their mind and offered Forest the option of taking his club mate Sergio Rico instead.

But Forest, who are seeking cover for the injured Dean Henderson, have not given up.