Nottingham Forest old boy Scott McKenna has signed a three-year contract with La Liga side UD Las Palmas.
The 27-year-old became a free agent at the end of last season following the expiry of his deal at the and will now play out the next stage of his career in the Spanish top flight with the Gran Canaria-based clubMcKenna joined Forest in September of 2020 from SPL side Aberdeen for a fee of around £3m and made 106 appearances for the club, helping them win promotion to the from the Championship during the 2021/22 campaign.
Despite being without a club when Euro 2024 began earlier this summer, McKenna featured in each of Scotland’s three matches at the tournament in Germany, coming on as a substitute against the host nation and Switzerland before winning his 37th cap as a starter in the 1-0 defeat by Hungary.
Las Palmas, who finished 16th in LaLiga last term, kick off their new league campaign at home to Sevilla next Friday.
There is one final friendly for the Reds on Thursday night against Olympiacos before full focus will then shift to the start of the new season.
A visit from Bournemouth next weekend will see Forest get their Premier League season underway with the Reds able to properly show off their summer additions.
But there could still be time to get in some further signings before the Cherries visit the City Ground.
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