Joe Lolley has been tipped to thrive under new boss Steve Cooper by one of his former Nottingham Forest teammates.
Since picking up the reins at the City Ground, Cooper has encouraged a more attacking approach - one which has seen the Reds net seven goals during his first three games in charge.
That will suit Lolley and plays to his strengths, according to Ben Osborn, who has continued to keep in touch with the winger since he left Forest for Sheffield United in 2019.
The pair were close during their time together on the banks of the Trent, and Osborn knows more than most what makes Lolley tick, as well as the kind of form he is capable of showing.
Transfer tale
Nottingham Forest-linked striker Yuma Suzuki is said to have “blocked” a number of potential transfer options in the summer.
Reports suggested the Reds had agreed on a fee with Belgian outfit Sint-Truiden as they sought to bolster their forward options, only for a deal to fall through on deadline day.
They were not the only ones interested in securing Suzuki’s services, but the front man apparently wanted to move to a “top league”.
Belgian outlet Sport/Voetbalmagazine claim Suzuki had been keen on heading abroad for some time prior to the summer window, saying he had been “plotting his overseas road trip” after a move failed to materialise in January.
Play-off push?
Robert Earnshaw has tipped former club Nottingham Forest to mount a play-off push under Steve Cooper.
A four-match unbeaten run lifted the Reds up to 17th in the table prior to the international break - and they will aim to make it three wins on the spin when they host Blackpool on Saturday.
It is a significant turnaround from their miserable start to the campaign which ended up costing former boss Chris Hughton his job.
Under his charge, Forest were propping up the Championship and had picked up just one point from their opening seven games.
Carvalho debate
This time last year it looked as though Joao Carvalho might well have played his last game for Nottingham Forest.
He joined Almeria on a season-long loan towards the end of September 2020, with the Spanish second division side holding an option to make his move permanent.
Whether he had any kind of future at the City Ground was in serious doubt.
Fast forward 12 months and the same question could be asked now. Does Carvalho still have a part to play for the Reds?
