Blackburn sign Dennis, Woodrow and Ribeiro
Emmanuel Dennis last featured in a competitive match for Nottingham Forest in May 2023
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Blackburn Rovers have signed Nottingham Forest's Emmanuel Dennis and Luton Town's Cauley Woodrow on loan as well as left-back Yuri Ribeiro from Portuguese club Braga.
Forward Dennis, 27, has not featured for Forest this season after he was left out of their 25-man Premier League squad.
He moved to Forest from Watford in the summer of 2022 for £20m, and all 25 appearances he has made for the East Midlands club came in his first season at the City Ground.
He spent last season out on loan, finishing with a second spell at Watford after a stint in Turkey with Basaksehir.
Woodrow, 30, has played 77 times for Luton but started only one Championship game this season since their return from the Premier League to the second tier.
The former Fulham forward spent eight years previously at Craven Cottage, scoring 12 goals in 66 games, and has also played for Barnsley, Bristol City, Southend and Burton during his career.
Dennis and Woodrow both join Blackburn on loan for the rest of the campaign.
Yuri Ribeiro made more than 50 Championship appearances during two years with Nottingham Forest, facing Blackburn twice
Ribeiro, 28, has signed on a permanent deal until the end of the season and could feature against Wolves at Ewood Park in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.
Swiss-born Ribeiro joined Braga as a youngster but moved to Benfica where he made his first-team debut in December 2016.
After a loan spell at Rio Ave he returned to Lisbon where he made seven cup appearances before joining Forest in 2019, going on to make 52 Championship appearances across two seasons at the City Ground.
Ribeiro left for Legia Warsaw in August 2021, making 14 appearances in European competition for the Polish side before returning to Braga last summer, 12 years after leaving their youth system, making 15 appearances this season, including another three in the UEFA Europa League.
Meanwhile, Rovers keeper Joe Hilton has completed a permanent move to League Two side Bradford City for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old made one first-team appearance after joining from Everton in July 2019, appearing in a 4-3 EFL Cup win over Walsall in August 2023.