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Nottingham Forest defender Armand Traore is reportedly close to joining Turkish second division side Caykur Rizespor.

And the 28-year-old has fuelled speculation he could be about to seal a move away from the City Ground by posting a picture on Instagram from a restaurant with caption, “Istanbul, Turkey”.

Traore is one of a number of players who have been told they are free to leave the Reds this summer by boss Aitor Karanka.

He spent the second half of last season on loan at Cardiff City, making four appearances and scoring one goal as they secured promotion to the Premier League.

The full-back returned to Forest once that deal expired and has been training separately to the first-team since coming back for pre-season, missing out on the recent training camp in Spain.

Earlier this month, Turkish Super Lig club Antalyaspor were said to be keen on signing him, but according to reports from Turkey, Rizespor are set to seal his signature and he could link up with the squad as early as tomorrow.

That is the same side which Traore’s Reds team-mate Michael Mancienne is understood to have snubbed a move to.

Traore made the move to Forest in 2016 from QPR and has made 32 appearances for the club, his last one coming in the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in January.