Nottingham Forest gem attracting the interest of lots of clubs, Nuno has vowed to ‘help’ him

Nottingham Forest are going to be active in the transfer market next month with incoming and outgoing deals likely to be on the agenda.

A new striker is likely to be fancied by the club when it comes to their own shortlist.

Santiago Gimenez rejected Forest in the summer and it meant that the Reds were left high and dry in the quest to sign a new talisman.

Forest have been linked with Yuri Alberto ahead of next month and it remains to be seen if he can be prised away from Corinthians.

In order for players to arrive on Trentside, others will need to depart and there will also be some youngsters on the radar of EFL clubs.

Forest gem Joe Gardner attracting interest from four EFL clubs

The talented youngster has been in fine form this season and now four clubs are willing to give him his first taste of men’s football.

According to Football Insider, Notts County, Harrogate, Doncaster and Morecambe are all vying for Gardner’s signature in January.

The 19-year-old has been in fine form this season, scoring five times and claiming two assists from 12 matches and recently bagged a hat-trick against Everton.

Gardner has had a taste of men’s football playing in the EFL Trophy over the last two seasons and could now be close to getting to experience that on a more frequent basis.

What Nuno Espirito Santo said about Joe Gardner

The talented forward player made his first-team debut at the start of 2024, featuring in an FA Cup replay in January against Bristol City.

He did alright during that game and afterwards, he received some praise from Espirito Santo.

The Forest head coach said on Gardner: “He was so happy! Now he is going to realise what happened to him because it was tough when we put him on the pitch. He is a young boy working with us.