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Luca Netz has also played for Germany Under-15s and Under-17s. Nottingham Forest have signed defender Luca Netz from Borussia Monchengladbach. The left-back has penned a four-and-a-half-year deal at the City Ground on deadline day. He will offer competition for Neco Williams after Oleksandr Zinchenko's loan from Arsenal was cancelled for him to join Ajax. The move comes after Forest, 17th in the Premier League, failed with three bids for Celtic midfielder Arne Engels. Netz said: "Nottingham Forest is a great club with a unique history. The chance to play for this club in the Premier League immediately excited me. "I am ready for a new challenge and the next step in my career. " Netz came through the academy at Hertha Berlin and joined Gladbach in 2021, playing 124 times for them. The German made his Bundesliga debut for Hertha at 17 and has 17 caps for Germany's Under-21s. Forest's global head of football Edu Gaspar said: "A part of the model is to add talented young players to the squad that can grow with us. "Despite his age, Luca has played well over 100 times at the highest level in Germany, so we are signing a player with a good blend of potential and experience. "With the ability to play on the left side, Luca brings balance to our team and we are all looking forward to see him settle in Nottingham and contribute for the rest of the season and beyond. " Palace sign Strand Larsen in deal worth up to £48m but Mc Neil loan off Premier League: Reaction as Sunderland beat Burnley to extend unbeaten run Will Seahawks stop Patriots' record bid? Lowdown on Super Bowl 2026 Kendrick Lamar: The artist who has reshaped modern hip-hop A high stakes, globetrotting cat-and-mouse game Could Heated Rivalry positively influence ice hockey? Lewis Moody opens up about his MND diagnosis Transfer window closed as Palace confirm Strand Larsen deal & Phillips joins Sheff Utd All the done deals on deadline day in one place Will Seahawks stop Patriots' record bid? Lowdown on Super Bowl 2026 Six Nations preview & BBC pundit predictions 'Complacent and lost control' - Man City's second-half problem Why I loved a deadline-day deal - and never saw them as a risk 'If Arsenal don't win title now the blame will be entirely their own' Happy tennis, serious name - how history-maker Alcaraz clinched career Slam What's gone wrong for Chelsea in WSL and is Bompastor still right coach? Is Carrick proving Amorim's Man Utd tenure was a wasted year? Why 2026 could be GB's most successful Winter Olympics The most powerful woman in football - meet game's first female super agent I never stopped believing - Calvert-Lewin Your Winter Olympics need-to-know guide in six charts Nine siblings and a dog called Zoomer - Wirtz in his own words Barcelona 'shakedown' offers first hints of F1 2026 Cages, crushes and stabbings - is European away safety getting worse? The NFL's 'Queen's Gambit' who helped create $1. 5bn worth of talent Record-breaking World Cup, so why no title sponsor for domestic league? Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.