Nottingham Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi has claimed that the club have agreed a deal to sign Jack Hobbs from Hull City on a permanent deal.
The centre-back has spent the first half of the season on loan to Forest from Hull City, who were rumoured to be considering recalling the 25-year-old.
However, Forest appear to have beaten Reading to the transfer following the chairman's latest comments.
"I am delighted to announce that I have just agreed a deal with Hull City's chairman for Hobbs," Al Hasawi posted on Twitter.
Hobbs moved to Hull from Leicester City in June 2011.
