Nottingham Forest loanee Keinan Davis is “not for sale” this summer, it has been claimed.
Plenty of Reds fans would love to see the striker back at the City Ground next season, especially if the club secures promotion to the Premier League. And the man himself has previously said he would be open to staying, having enjoyed his time on loan from Aston Villa.
However, the Mirror report Villa boss Steven Gerrard is keen to hang on to the front man. They claim Davis is “not on the for sale list” as the top-flight outfit consider their summer transfer business.
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Transfer raid
Tottenham Hotspur are planning a double raid of Nottingham Forest once the summer transfer window opens, according to reports.
football.london has claimed that as Spurs look to bolster their squad ahead of European football next season, manager Antonio Conte and managing director of football Fabio Paratici will be looking to sign a number of homegrown talents to keep up the required numbers in the squad.
Forest's Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson have been earmarked as potential targets as Tottenham aim to back Conte with the players he needs to not only finish inside the top four next season but also reach the latter stages of European football, be it the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League.
Spence, currently on loan from Middlesbrough, has attracted a lot of attention from teams in the Premier League including Manchester United, Arsenal and the aforementioned Spurs. Johnson, aged 20, scored 16 goals in the Championship this season and has already made his senior debut for Wales.
Learning curve
Midfielder Ryan Yates believes Nottingham Forest have the big-match experience to cope with the pressure which comes with playing at Wembley.
Come Sunday week, the Reds and Huddersfield Town will go toe-to-toe under the famous arch, fighting for promotion to the Premier League. If the match is anything like the play-offs semi-finals, it will be a gripping - and nerve-wracking - affair, with Forest having needed a penalty shootout to get past Sheffield United.
The stakes are high and the margins might well be tight. But Yates says Forest know what it takes to thrive when the heat is on, with their brilliant FA Cup run showing they can cope with being in the spotlight.
Steve Cooper’s side dispatched top-flight heavyweights Arsenal and holders Leicester City in the competition, got past the Terriers, and pushed Liverpool all the way in the quarter-finals. And they have been able to reflect on their league defeat at Bournemouth earlier this month, which ended their hopes of automatic promotion.
Garner's future
Teddy Sheringham believes James Garner’s impressive Nottingham Forest loan spell will leave him “itching” to break into Manchester United’s first-team.
The midfielder has gone from strength to strength under the guidance of Steve Cooper during his second stint at the City Ground. With 48 appearances and four goals, Garner has been integral to a brilliant season for the Reds.
He was a key figure in a stunning run to the FA Cup quarter-finals, and has also been at the heart of a promotion push which has taken Forest to within 90 minutes of the Premier League. And the 21-year-old will hope to shine on the big stage, against Huddersfield Town at Wembley in the play-offs final a week on Sunday.
It is expected he will be given a chance to impress incoming boss Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford in the summer, although there is uncertainty over where he will be playing his trade come the start of next term. But former Forest and United striker Sheringham says Garner will be full of confidence when he returns to his parent club.
