Nottingham Forest have announced the signing of midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Newcastle United. Shelvey joins on a permanent deal, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground.

Jonjo will wear shirt number 6 during his time at The City Ground.

Before finalizing his agreement with Forest, the England international said the Magpies farewell before their Carabao Cup match against Southampton on Tuesday.

“It’s a pleasure to be here. As soon as I found out Forest were interested, it caught my eye straight away and I just couldn’t wait to get down here,” said Shelvey, who will wear the number 6 shirt for Forest.

“It’s a fantastic football club that has so much history and I’m really looking forward to getting started.

#️⃣6️⃣ ✨ #ShelveySigns 🌳 pic.twitter.com/tlBKbGjBrV

— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) January 31, 2023

“My main goal straight away is to fight for my place in the team and stay there. It’s not going to be easy because there’s a lot of competition for places, but it’s a challenge I’m really looking forward to and the competitiveness can only help the team going forward.

“I spoke to Eddie Howe and he had such good words to say about Steve Cooper. I previously knew of him from my time at Liverpool, so I knew what a fantastic coach he was, but meeting him for the first time has been a breath of fresh air.

“He’s told me what he expects and the high standards he sets, so I can hope I can come and help the team push to stay in the Premier League. I’ve been in this league a long time, I know what it takes to stay up and what it takes to get a good team to gel, so I’m looking forward to getting started and working with the players that are here.”

Welcome to Nottingham Forest, Jonjo Shelvey! 👊 #ShelveySigns 🌳

— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) January 31, 2023

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Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement about a transfer for midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, and Nottingham is now close to making the signing.

After Chris Wood’s loan arrival from Newcastle earlier this month, Steve Cooper’s team is eager to add the former England international.

Shelvey will have a medical later today and then sign a two-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground.

Newcastle have reached an agreement with Nottingham Forest for Jonjo Shelvey & the player will sign a 2.5 year deal today after completing a medical in Nottingham. #nufc

— Craig Hope (@CraigHope_DM) January 30, 2023

In order to fill the void left by Ryan Yates and Cheikhou Kouyate’s absence, Forest has signed the former Liverpool player.

Steve Cooper’s team made a move for Shelvey because his contract at St James’ Park was set to expire at the end of the current campaign.

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The 30-year-old has only played three times in the Premier League for the Magpies this season after being passed over at the Tyneside club.

On top of Shelvey and Wood, Forest have also added Brazilian pair Danilo and Gustavo Scarpa and are also chasing a goalkeeper, a centre-back and a winger before Tuesday’s deadline.

Forest are interested in signing Felipe from Atletico Madrid and have inquired about defender Romain Saiss from Besiktas.

Felipe, a former Porto center back, joined Atletico Madrid in 2019 and has played 85 times for the La Liga team.

In an effort to add Felipe to their long list of new additions since making their first return to the Premier League in more than 20 years, Forest have initiated their own negotiations with the Spanish club.

To fill in for the injured Dean Henderson, who is on loan from Manchester United, they have been looking at a loan deal for Paris St. Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

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