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Nottingham Forest are understood to have agreed a deal to sign Molla Wague on loan from Udinese.

His arrival, on a deal that will run until the end of the season, is expected to be officially confirmed by the Championship club on Friday.

And the 27-year-old still may not be the only defensive addition, with Alexander Milosevic still also understood to be a target.

The Swedish international defender is a free agent and, while there is still work to do before Forest capture him, they continue to work to fend off interest from rival clubs.

Milosevic’s free agent status also means he could sign after Thursday’s 11pm deadline has passed.

Wague, who is a Mali international, comes with good pedigree.

The 6ft 3in centre-half has had spells with Caen, Granada, Leicester City (loan) and Watford (loan). He has played 38 games for Udinese in Serie A, scoring two goals. He has 154 career appearances overall, scoring 10 goals.

Former AIK centre-half Milosevic’s future remains slightly up in the air, but Forest remain hopeful of signing him too, as they look to cope with a defensive injury crisis.

Milosevic is a free agent after leaving AIK at the end of December, having won the league title last term in his homeland during his second spell with the club.

The 6ft 3in defender, who has five Sweden caps, would add presence to the back line, while the likes of Michael Dawson, Michael Hefele and Tobias Figueiredo recover from injury.

Milosevic began his career with Vasalunds IF, before his first spell with AIK. He then joined Besiktas in 2016, before loan spells with Hannover 96, Darmstadt 98, Caykur Rizespor – and a return to AIK in 2018.

Forest have today already confirmed the capture of Pele, a midfielder, on loan from Monaco and Leo Bonatini on loan from Wolves, with a clause included in that deal to potentially make the move permanent.

And, while the window is likely to close with only two signings officially confirmed tonight, a third is expected to be confirmed tomorrow - and a fourth could arrive beyond that.