Forest completes moves from Dennis and Kouyate

Nottingham Forest continued their strong recruitment campaign with the double signing of Emmanuel Dennis and Cheikhou Kouyate.

Nigerian striker Dennis scored 10 Premier League goals for Watford last season but couldn't prevent the Hornets from being relegated to the Championship.

Dennis played the first two games of Watford's campaign but was not involved against Burnley on Friday and has now signed for Forest in a £20m deal.

Premier League new boys Forest later confirmed the free transfer signing of Kouyate, who had been without a club since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season.

Kouyate brings plenty of top-flight experience to the City Ground having made 147 appearances for West Ham before joining Palace and playing 141 games for the Eagles.

Earlier this year, Kouyate helped Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations and played his part in securing qualification for this year's World Cup in Qatar.

Dennis and Kouyate became Forest's 13th and 14th signings of the transfer window, joining Dean Henderson, Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi at the East Midlands club.

Brighton and Hove Albion striker Neal Maupay has also been linked with a move to Forest.

Forest began their return to the Premier League with a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United last weekend and hosted West Ham on Sunday.