Costel Pantilimon joins Nottingham Forest on loan

Watford goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon has completed a switch to Championship side Nottingham Forest on a loan deal running until the end of the season.

The 30-year-old had been on a one-year loan in La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna but the Hornets today terminated that deal and sent him out to Forest.

Pantilimon moved to Vicarage Road from Sunderland in 2016 and previously spent three years at Manchester City, where he won the Premier League and League Cup.

Forest have also confirmed the permanent signing of Ashkan Dejagah on a short-term deal running until the end of the current campaign.

The Iranian winger, 31, had been a free agent since leaving Wolfsburg last summer and has previous experience in the Premier League with Fulham.

Aitor Karanka's side are currently 15th in the Championship table, nine points above the relegation zone and 13 points off the playoffs.