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title: "Nottingham Forest: Moussa Niakhate set to join"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-moussa-niakhate-transfer-news/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Nottingham Forest News"
published: "2022-07-05T16:35:06Z"
modified: "2022-07-05T16:35:06Z"
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# Nottingham Forest: Moussa Niakhate set to join

**[Nottingham Forest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-news/) are set to sign Mainz defender Moussa Niakhate, according to [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1543937688558084097).**

### The Lowdown: Niakhate profiled

The 26-year-old is [primarily](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/profil/spieler/291200) a centre-back who can also line out as a left-back if required. The Frenchman has been with Mainz since 2018 and is entering the final [12 months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/profil/spieler/291200) of his contract with the [Bundesliga](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/bundesliga-news/) club.

Valued at a career-high £16.2m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/marktwertverlauf/spieler/291200), Niakhate has made [135](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/291200) appearances for Mainz, scoring [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/291200) times and becoming the [club captain](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/291200/verein/39).

### The Latest: Romano’s update on Niakhate

[Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1543937688558084097) took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to share more transfer news from the City Ground.

The transfer expert said that a ‘full agreement’ has now been reached between the two clubs, with a medical set to take place this week, adding in his famous ‘here we go’ phrase.

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### The Verdict: Busy summer continues

It seems as if Niakhate will become the [fourth](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nottingham-forest/transfers/verein/703) signing made by Evangelos Marinakis and Steve Cooper this summer ahead of the club’s [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) return. Forest have already brought in Taiwo Awoniyi, Dean Henderson and Giulian Biancone at a cost of just over [£27m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nottingham-forest/transfers/verein/703).

Labelled a [‘clever’](https://journaltime.org/sports/football-allsports/bundesliga/fsv-mainz-05/mainz-05-bo-svensson-praises-moussa-niakhate-after-victory-in-leipzig/) player by Mainz manager Bo Svensson, the 26-year-old would bolster the centre-back ranks at the City Ground and would bring plenty of top-flight experience following his stint with Mainz.

Forest also appear to be getting a bargain due to Niakhate’s [contract situation](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/profil/spieler/291200), with [reports](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10981607/Nottingham-Forest-close-13m-Mainz-captain-Moussa-Niakhate-FOURTH-summer-signing.html) elsewhere claiming that a deal will cost up to £13m, significantly less than his current [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-niakhate/profil/spieler/291200) valuation.