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Barry Cooper

'Not many better battering rams in this league' - Nottingham Forest fans keen on striker deal

Birmingham City talisman Lukas Jutkiewicz is the latest striker to be linked with a move to Nottingham Forest this month.

It’s widely known that Sabri Lamouchi is desperate to add to his firepower this season and take some of the pressure off in-form Lewis Grabban, after Rafa Mir’s loan move has so far proved to be unsuccessful.

The big striker has often caused Forest problems in games against the Blues in recent times, and his aerial prowess and physicality is something that fans believe would be a welcome addition to Lamouchi’s squad.

Forest are worryingly light on options in forward areas and have also been linked with moves for Dwight Gayle and Che Adams this month, but it’s the City striker that some feel would be a more realistic arrival at the City Ground.

This season, ‘Juke’ has bagged eight goals for Birmingham in his 26 outings, taking his overall tally for the St Andrew’s club to 38 from 144 appearances.

The Reds went fourth in the Championship on Wednesday after a 3-2 win over Blackburn Rovers on Trentside, their third straight victory, with Grabban showing his importance to their play-off push.

Grabban took his tally for the season to 14 with his brace after Joe Lolley had curled in the opener.

Here’s what fans have been saying on social media about the 30-year-old’s possible arrival…

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