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<v Speaker 1>Nottingham Forest have successfully revived negotiations with Sporting CP for

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<v Speaker 1>Ivorian international central defender Alsmain Diomand, with a full agreement

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<v Speaker 1>between the two clubs now close. Following a brief collapse

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<v Speaker 1>in talks over the payment structure and installment schedule, the

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<v Speaker 1>Premier League side submitted a restructured proposal to bridge the gap.

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<v Speaker 1>The total package is valued at forty million euros thirty

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<v Speaker 1>four point two million pounds in fixed transfer fees, supplemented

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<v Speaker 1>by performance based add ons that could push the final

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<v Speaker 1>figure up to forty five million euros, alongside a ten

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<v Speaker 1>percent sell on clause retained by the Portuguese club. The

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<v Speaker 1>breakthrough comes as a massive boost for Forest manager Oliver Glassner,

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<v Speaker 1>who made the twenty two year old defender his top

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<v Speaker 1>priority to anchor the right side of his defensive back

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<v Speaker 1>three alongside Nicola Milankovic and Mario. Talks had temporarily hit

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<v Speaker 1>a stalemate when SIS Sporting demanded a higher guaranteed percentage

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<v Speaker 1>of the fee upfront rather than deferred installments spread across

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<v Speaker 1>future seasons. However, with Diomand pushing for the move to

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<v Speaker 1>England and left out of Sporting's competitive squad, rotation Forrest

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<v Speaker 1>reopened direct lines of communication to finalize the remaining financial terms.

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<v Speaker 1>Dioman's arrival will represent a significant coup for Nottingham Forest,

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<v Speaker 1>beating out competition from rival European clubs who monitored the

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<v Speaker 1>brief breakdown in negotiations. Since joining Sporting from FC Midgilland,

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<v Speaker 1>the fifteen cap Ivory Coast International has made over one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thirty appearances, lifting two Primari Lega titles and establishing

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<v Speaker 1>himself as one of Europe's top young central defenders. With

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<v Speaker 1>personal terms already settled in principle, Diomand is expected to

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<v Speaker 1>travel to England in the coming days to complete formal

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<v Speaker 1>medical assessments and final life his long term contract at

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<v Speaker 1>the City Ground.