All Whites midfielder Marko Stamenic has finalised a deal that will take him to English Premier League’s Nottingham Forest.

As earlier reported by the Herald, the move may see him eventually form a partnership with All Whites captain Chris Wood, but Forest have announced he will spend the 2024/25 season on loan at Greek powerhouse Olympiacos.

The 22-year-old has just completed an impressive season with Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade and was part of the team that completed a league and cup double.

The reported fee for Stamenic’s services is about Є5.5 million ($9.6 million).

That would represent the second-highest sum paid for a Kiwi footballer, only behind Wood. Wood, who scored 14 goals in the recently completed season for Nottingham Forest, was the subject of a $50m move to Newcastle United in 2022 and has had three other transfers of more than $10m across his career.