Nottingham Forest have signed VfB Stuttgart midfielder Orel Mangala.

The defensive midfielder has signed a multi-year contract with Forest.

The 24-year-old scored one goal and provided four assists in 28 Bundesliga games for Stuttgart last season.

Mangala has managed one cap for Belgium.

Forest have also signed the likes of Jesse Lingard, Moussa Niakhaté, Dean Henderson, Omar Richards and Neco Williams this summer.