Breaking: Forgotten Nottingham Forest attacker joins Wigan Athletic in January move

Attacker Zach Clough has left Nottingham Forest and joined Wigan Athletic on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

It is three years since the 25-year-old last played for the Reds, when he came off the bench in an FA Cup defeat at Hull City back in January 2018.

He has not been part of the first-team set-up at the City Ground for some time, and, with his contract coming to an end in the summer, now leaves to link up with the Latics.

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Clough joined the Reds in January 2017 from Bolton Wanderers, in a deal worth roughly £2.5m.

But he has struggled to make an impact on the banks of the River Trent, having featured just 31 times for the club.

He has had loan spells with the Trotters and at Rochdale in the last few years, with his last competitive game coming for the latter, in April 2019.

Since returning from Rochdale, he has been out of the picture at Forest, not being part of the squad under boss Chris Hughton or predecessor Sabri Lamouchi.

He heads to Wigan, where he will join defender Tendayi Darikwa, who made the switch from the Reds to the DW Stadium earlier this month.

Full-back Nicholas Ioannou has also departed this month, joining Aris Thessaloniki on loan, as Hughton looks to trim his squad.