Nottingham Forest are set to complete a move for Britt Assombalonga, for a reported fee of £5m from Peterborough United.
Paul Taylor of the Nottingham Post, tweeted earlier this afternoon:
#nffc close in on striker … With Assombalonga the likely target http://t.co/7k38pKBxle
— Paul Taylor (@nottmtails) August 6, 2014
The 21-year-old Congolese forward had previously been on loan at Wealdstone and Braintree Town and particularly excelled while on loan at Southend United, scoring 15 goals in 43 games.
Forest kick of their campaign against Blackpool this Saturday.