The 22-year-old winger is one of the many players to have terminated his contract with Sporting

Nottingham Forest have held talks with Daniel Podence as they look to sign the Portugal youth international this summer.

Podence, the winger, is one of the many players to have terminated his contract with Sporting CP, one of Portugal’s biggest clubs, meaning he is currently available for free.

2 Podence has terminated his Sporting contract

And ZeroZero in Podence’s homeland say Forest have already opened talks with the 22-year-old over joining the Championship side.

Podence made 20 appearances for Sporting last season, chipping in with eight assists, and he should have increased that tally were it not for a foot injury, suffered in January, that ruled him out for the entire second half of the campaign.

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The wide player has represented Portugal at every youth level from Under-16 to Under-21, with three goals in nine appearances for the eldest age group.

2 Podence made 20 appearances for Sporting last season

Forest have already completed the signings of three Portugal youth internationals this summer, bringing in Joao Carvalho, Diogo Goncalves and Gil Bastiao Dias, while the club’s former defender, Michael Dawson, also returned to the City Ground from Hull on a free transfer.