Summary:
A loan move for a defender is close to being completed by a Championship club.

Full article:
Nottingham Forest are on the verge on signing Todd Kane on loan from Chelsea. The 21-year-old defender has performed well for Bristol City in the first half of this season and is making the step up to Championship level with Forest keen to strengthen their full-back areas. Chelsea's Todd Kane has impressed over a loan spell with Bristol City during the first half of the season . Kane, known to Forest manager Stuart Pearce from England youth levels, has come through the Chelsea academy predominately as a right-back, although he can also play left-back. The Premier League leaders wanted Kane to get experience at a higher level than League One. He played 28 games on loan at Blackburn Rovers last season, scoring twice. Todd Kane makes a surging run against Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup third round tie last week .