Rodrigo Ely made his last league appearance for Alaves in December
Nottingham Forest have signed free-agent Brazilian centre-back Rodrigo Ely on a one-year contract.
The 27-year-old most recently spent four years with Spanish La Liga side Alaves, playing 79 league games before a serious knee injury in December.
Ely moved to Europe in 2010, playing four times for Italian giants AC Milan in the 2015-16 campaign.
He is the 10th summer signing for Chris Hughton's Forest, who have one point from their opening five league matches.
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Source: bbc.com