Defender set to complete free transfer after Nottingham Forest decision

Nottingham Forest transfer latest as defender Scott McKenna, who left the club in the summer, nears a move to his next club

Former Nottingham Forest defender Scott McKenna is due to complete a move to Spanish side Las Palmas after taking his leave from the City Ground at the end of last season. Scottish centre half McKenna, 27, made 106 appearances for Forest across his four-year spell in the East Midlands.

Arriving in September 2020 from SPL side Aberdeen, for a fee believed to be worth in the region of £3m, McKenna became a hit and played a significant role in helping the club finally seal promotion back to the Premier League in May 2022 – so much so that he earned the club’s player of the year award.

While Forest cemented their place in the top flight in their first season back in the Premier League, it was done largely without McKenna, who suffered from respective hamstring and collarbone injuries. He then fell out of favour last season, and spent the second half of the campaign in Denmark on loan at FC Copenhagen.

That loan spell ensured McKenna would be able to make a bid to be called up to the Scotland squad for the Euro 2024 campaign, and he duly appeared in all three group games against Germany, Switzerland and Hungary as the Tartan Army bowed out of the tournament in the group stage.

Now, McKenna is reportedly in Spain to sign a deal with Las Palmas, who recently completed the free signing of fellow Premier League free agent Oliver McBurnie after he left Sheffield United, and will agree a three-year contract once he completes his medical.