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German defender Michael Hefele could become Nottingham Forest’s 12th summer signing, and their first on transfer deadline day, according to the Daily Mail.

The Reds have been linked with a move for the 27-year-old, who played a key role in the Terriers’ promotion to the Premier League, and he is said to be on the verge of a £350,000 move to the City Ground.

Hefele had been understood to be close to completing a switch to Forest’s Championship rivals QPR with a medical planned, but reports now say Aitor Karanka has hijacked the move and he’s now expected to undergo a medical at the Nigel Doughy Academy later today.

(Image: Arfa Griffiths / Griffiths Photo)

Despite helping Town to promotion, the big defender experienced a frustrating campaign last term at the John Smith’s Stadium, playing just twice in the top flight, due to an Achilles injury keeping him out of action for much of it, he played just six times overall.

In the 2016/17 which saw the club win promotion to the top division for the first time in 45 years, 6ft 4in Hefele made 42 appearances, scoring five times, with nine yellow cards along the way.

Boss David Wagner opted against taking him on the club’s pre-season tour of Austria, being unable to guarantee him minutes on the pitch.