Nottingham Forest are pushing to reach a deal with Red Star Belgrade for defender Nasser Djiga.
Forest are scrambling to get Djiga through the City Ground doors before Monday's transfer deadline.
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Driving the deal is Forest's international sporting advisor, Miran Pavlin, with talks now underway over a fee for the stopper.
Red Star rate Djiga at €9-10m, while Forest have already made an opening bid of €8.2m.
The Mirror says Forest face competition from two other Premier League clubs for the Burkina Faso international.