Hull City to sign Nottingham Forest promotion-winning defender

Hull City have bolstered their ranks by agreeing a deal to sign Portuguese defender Tobias Figueiredo. The 28-year-old was an unused substitute in Nottingham Forest's 1-0 Championship play-off final win over Huddersfield Town at Wembley last month, but played 26 times for the Reds in what proved to be a historic campaign.

Figueiredo had been an ever-present at Forest since signing from Sporting Lisbon, initially on loan, in January 2018. The defender has proven himself a no-nonsense stopper at Championship level and could be a great addition to the Tigers’ squad.

He will become the fourth major signing at the MKM Stadium this summer, joining Allahyar Sayyadamnesh, Adama Traore and Ozan Tufan as City boss Shota Arveladze looks to strengthen his squad for the Championship campaign.

Figueiredo began his career with Sporting in his native Portugal, beginning with the academy sides. While he did play for the first team, he enjoyed loan spells at Reus and Nacional, before moving to England with Forest, again initially a loan. A permanent move followed in 2018.

He has played for his country at every level up to Under-23, winning 65 caps for Portugal at youth level.