Derby County's Tyrese Fornah celebrates their side's second goal of the game against Bristol Rovers.
Tyrese Fornah has joined Northampton Town.
Former Derby County midfielder Tyrese Fornah has joined Northampton Town following his exit from Pride Park this summer.
has penned a three-year contract with the League One side after enjoying a season-long loan spell at Salford last term.
The former Nottingham Forest midfielder joined in the
He expressed a desire to leave last summer and was sent to Salford where he impressed as the Ammies just missed out on the League Two playoffs.
It was no real surprise that Fornah was allowed to leave by Derby, but he now has the chance to establish firm footing at the Cobblers under the guidance of former Newcastle United and West Ham hero Kevin Nolan.
The Northampton manager was thrilled to land Fornah and believes he will be an excellent addition.
"Tyrese is a player we have monitored for a long time and we identified him early on as someone we would like to bring in," said Nolan. "We have done a lot of homework on him, and we feel he will link and balance with Dean Campbell; the two of them should work together well.
"He can play as a defensive midfielder, but he can also play further up as well and help get us up the pitch and drive us forward. He travels well and carries the ball well and they are great attributes to have.
"We spoke to him, as we do all potential signings, about where we feel we can help develop his game, and that is his work in the final third and adding goals, and he was very receptive to that.
"We are really pleased with this signing. Tyrese is a good age with an excellent pedigree, and he is the sort of player I am sure all supporters will enjoy watching in a Northampton Town shirt.
“As you would expect, there was a lot of interest in him this summer, and it is another feather in our cap that we have been able to welcome him to Sixfields.”
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