Man Utd target Arvin Appiah joins Almeria from Forest in £8m transfer

ENGLAND youngster Arvin Appiah has agreed a stunning £8million deal to join Spanish club Almeria from Nottingham Forest.

The 18-year-old forward will now undergo a medical at his new club in one of the biggest deals departing for Europe before this week's deadline.

Appiah has been tracked by Manchester United but Almeria have moved swiftly to secure him on a permanent deal.

It is among the most expensive La Liga 2 deals in history.

But it could see Appiah face the likes of Lionel Messi within a year, should he help his club earn promotion.

Almeria could also offer a better pathway to first-team football compared to England, which may have been their edge in their bid to land one of the Three Lions' exciting prospects.

The teenager has played for the Under-19s and featured for Forest's first-team last season when he scored in the EFL Cup.

He was rewarded with a new four-and-a-half year deal at the City Ground in January, which boosted his value in the market.

Appiah was born in Amsterdam before making his way to England as a child.

He joined Forest's youth ranks in 2010 - aged just nine - where he spent eight years before making his first-team debut in 2018.

Appiah made just six league appearances, scoring one goal - as well as earning 11 caps for England's Under-18s.