New Zealander Tyler Bindon. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
A third New Zealander has joined English Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
Forest have announced the signing of All Whites defender Tyler Bindon from Reading.
However, 20-year-old Bindon will stay at League One Reading on loan for the rest of the season.
Striker Chris Wood is leading the way at Forest, having scored 17 goals so far this season which has him third equal in the Premier League golden boot standings behind Mohammad Salah and Erling Haaland.
Midfielder Marko Stamenic is the third All White on Forest's books, he is currently on loan at Olympiacos of Greece.
Bindon, who has played 13 games for the All Whites has been signed until 2028.
The central defender, who moved to the US at the age of 12, began his career in New Zealand with East Coast Bays before rising through the ranks at the LAFC Academy.
He then moved to Reading at the beginning of last season and has since featured 75 times across two campaigns for the Royals, establishing himself as an integral player for the Berkshire outfit and captaining the side earlier this season.
Nottingham Forest chief football officer Ross Wilson said: "We have been impressed during our tracking of Tyler's progress at Reading, and we are pleased to secure his signature.
"We will be closely following his development as he now returns to Reading for the remainder of this season."
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