Nottingham Forest complete loan g of Chelsea's Andrey Santos

• Follow @TomCarnduff

Nottingham Forest have completed the loan g of Andrey Santos from Chelsea.

The midfielder spent the second part of last season back on loan at Vasco da Gama after putting pen to paper on a deal with Chelsea in January.

Speaking to Forest's club website, the 19-year-old said: "I am very happy and excited to be here. I know that Forest is a big club, they play good football and they have good players, which is important for me.

"It has always been my dream to play in the Premier League and I can't wait to enjoy playing."

Santos made his senior debut for Brazil in March, playing 65 minutes in a friendly against Morocco.

Forest’s chief football officer Ross Wilson added: "Everyone knows how talented Andrey is, so naturally we are pleased that amongst the considerable interest in him, he and Chelsea have chosen Nottingham Forest.

"We are all delighted to have him."

He comes the club's fifth g of the summer, after permanent additions Gonzalo Montiel from Sevilla.

More from Sporting Life

• Fixtures, results and live scores
• Expert xG analysis and features
• Transfer news and done deals
• Football and other sports tips
• our free iOS and Android app
• Podcasts and video content

Safer gambling

We are committed in our of safer gambling. Recommended bets are advised to over-18s and we strongly encourage readers to wager only what they can afford to lose.

If you are concerned about your gambling, please call the National Gambling Helpline / GamCare on 0808 8020 133.

Further and information can be found at begambleaware.org and gamblingtherapy.org.