Former Reading midfielder Tyrese Fornah has dropped into League Two on loan with Salford City, just months after winning promotion to the Championship with Derby County.

The 24-year-old spent some time in the Royals' Academy before moving to Nottingham Forest in 2019 and making four appearances for the Reds.

An energetic midfielder who had loans in Italy and the EFL, Fornah spent 2022/23 with Reading and managed two goals in 37 appearances for the club.

Making the move from Nottingham Forest to rivals Derby County, the Sierra Leone international played 23 times as the Rams won promotion back to the Championship last season as runners-up.

However, the London native will not get a chance to feature at second tier level this year as he drops to the fourth tier on loan with Salford.

Speaking to the club website upon arrival, he said: “It’s about smiling, enjoying football and being on the pitch, that’s why I play football, to have moments expressing myself and helping my team win three points and winning is an enjoyable thing, but playing with a smile on your face that’s what it’s all about. I want to share that joy with the fans, have some good moments and hopefully it’ll be a promotion-winning year so that’s why I’ve come here.

“The club’s ambition is to go up which is exactly my ambition, I think this is a team that’s more than capable of getting promoted. I think with the lads, the quality that I’ve seen in the team, the game I watched last night, there’s plenty of ability and potential to definitely achieve this year. That’s their ambition, it’s mine, so let’s get going!”