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Aaron Hickey tries to leap over a challenge by Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Mudryk during Scotland’s World Cup playoff last month.
Aaron Hickey tries to leap over a challenge by Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Mudryk during Scotland’s World Cup playoff last month. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian
Aaron Hickey tries to leap over a challenge by Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Mudryk during Scotland’s World Cup playoff last month. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Transfer roundup: Brentford poised to sign Hickey from Bologna for £18.9m

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  • Leeds close to finalising deal for winger Luis Sinisterra
  • Defender Taiwo Awoniyi in line to join Nottingham Forest

Brentford expect to confirm the signing of Aaron Hickey from Bologna this week, with the Scotland defender due to fly to England on Tuesday for a medical.

The Premier League club have agreed to pay €22m (£18.9m) for the 20-year-old, who joined Bologna from Hearts just under two years ago.

Hickey has played 48 times for the Serie A club, starting 34 of their league games last season. The left-back, who can play in various other positions, is poised to sign a contract to 2027.

Brentford have not made a summer signing and had a setback on Monday when Christian Eriksen informed them he had chosen to join Manchester United rather than continue at the club.

Leeds United are close to finalising a deal to buy the Colombia winger Luis Sinisterra from Feyenoord for €25m, including add-ons. Personal terms have been agreed with the 23-year-old and, subject to final details, he should join the midfielder Tyler Adams in coming to Leeds in the coming days. Adams will cost up to £20m from RB Leipzig.

Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal with Mainz to make the centre-back Moussa Niakhaté their fourth signing after the forward Taiwo Awoniyi, the goalkeeper Dean Henderson and Giulian Biancone, another defender. They will pay €10m and up to €5m in add-ons for Niakhaté.

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