Nottingham Forest's deadline day deal to sign Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi is understood to be off.
Batshuayi emerged as a late transfer target for Forest ahead of the summer window closing at 11pm on Thursday. Of course, signings can still be announced after that time if clubs have submitted a deal sheet to the Premier League before the deadline.
However, NottinghamshireLive understands the Belgium international front man will now not be joining the Reds after all in this window. This is despite reports earlier in the evening that a deal was almost done. It was also suggested that Forest would pay up the remainder of the player's current contract, allowing him to join on a "free" transfer.
