Son of Premier League cult hero joins Nottingham Forest in loan deal days before transfer deadline
GIO REYNA will join Nottingham Forest on loan from Borussia Dortmund until the end of the season.
The American international is the son of ex-Premier League midfielder Claudio Reyna.
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Reyna will have his medical later on Wednesday and is under contract with the German giants until 2025.
It’s understood that the deal could include an option to buy for around £12.5million.
According to ESPN, the move comes after talks with LaLiga side Sevilla broke down.
Marseille, Monaco and Wolves were also believed to be in the running to sign the attacking midfielder.
Reyna has been restricted to 11 Bundesliga appearances this season, and has failed to register a goal or assist in that time.
His representatives include super-agent Jorge Mendes and his famous father.
Former Manchester City and Sunderland hero Claudio Reyna enjoyed over five years in the English top-flight.
He played over 100 times in the Prem between 2001 and 2007, as well as 112 times for his country.
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Gio Reyna poses with father Claudio and mother Danielle
Claudio Reyna played for Manchester City and SunderlandNews Group Newspapers Ltd
Reyna, now 50, left Man City for family reasons in January 2007, with boss Stuart Pearce saying at the time: “We are speaking with his representatives about the termination of his contract.
“It is to do with family reasons, nothing sinister. I can understand the reasons he gave to me.
“He believes his family has to come before his professional career at this stage. It is a case of working out a deal agreeable to player and club.”
Gio was born in Sunderland and is named after his father’s former Rangers team-mate Giovanni van Bronkhorst.
Forest meanwhile failed to recruit former Manchester United goalkeeper Jack Butland from Rangers.
Nuno Espirito Santo was in the hunt for another keeper before Matt Turner’s dismal blunder in the club’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Tuesday.
