Nottingham Forest look set to face major competition should they pursue a summer deal for Plymouth Argyle striker Luke Jephcott.
The 21-year-old has hit 18 goals in 29 appearances this season, putting him on the radar of a number of clubs, with Forest having been linked with a bid last month.
Now The Sun, say Derby County, Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday are among eight clubs to to show an interest in the Wales Under-21 international.
Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe admits there has been ‘a few inquiries’ about the 21-year-old striker but that they went no further than that. in the January transfer window.
League One side Argyle were under no financial pressure to consider selling Jephcott and Lowe made it clear that clubs would be wasting their time in making offers.
Speaking to Plymouth Live, manager Ryan Lowe said: “I think we stamped that [speculation] out early doors, didn’t we? That’s what you do. That happened to me years ago when I was trying to get a move and the manager shut me down. It’s learning from experience, isn’t it?
“Yeah, there was probably a few inquiries but I don’t think Luke wanted to know about it. I certainly didn’t.
“We were in agreement that he definitely wasn’t going anywhere in January. That was it as far as I was concerned.”
