The list of clubs said to be casting admiring glances towards Nottingham Forest-linked striker Dion Charles continues to grow.
The Reds are one of a number of sides credited with an interest in the in-demand Accrington Stanley forward, with arch-rivals Derby County, Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town and Hull City also linked.
And now recently relegated Rotherham United have joined the race for his signature, according to The Sun.
Front man Charles caught the eye with his haul of 20 goals in 48 games in all competitions in the season just gone, and made his Northern Ireland debut earlier this year.
Forest are said to have been monitoring the 25-year-old as boss Chris Hughton looks to bolster his attacking resources during the summer transfer window.
Charles is reportedly valued at about £1.5m by Accrington, although manager John Coleman has been told he doesn’t need to sell his star players.
“It couldn’t be a better time to come to Accrington,” he has previously said. “We are starting to attract top players from top clubs. We have got a new training ground for the first time in 20 years, with a 100 year lease, so that is not going to be taken from us.
“The ground is being totally renovated. I’m getting a new office, the pitch is getting done.
“We’ve been told by the chairman that we don’t have to sell, so everything is in place for us to go forward.
“So instead of looking over our shoulders, we could be reaching for the stars.”
He added: “Myself and Andy (Holt, Accrington’s owner) are on the same page and, if we think the best business sense is to sell a player for the good of the club, that’s what we will do. It doesn’t matter who the player is.
“They are educated decisions, made with the interest of the club whereas in the past we had to sell to survive and that’s not the case anymore.
“That means you get the market value, the starting price for our top players now is well over a million.”
