Nottingham Forest striker Lyle Taylor is reportedly being monitored by a number of Championship sides amid suggestions of a possible loan move.
The 31-year-old only signed for the Reds as a free agent last summer, after leaving Charlton Athletic, but found himself down the pecking order during his first season at the club.
Taylor made 42 appearances in the Garibaldi during the 2020/21 campaign, with 25 of those coming from off the substitutes’ bench.
Amid Forest’s collective goalscoring troubles, he found the net five times in total, with his last strike coming against Cardiff City in the FA Cup back in January.
Boss Chris Hughton is plotting an overhaul of his squad during the transfer window in anticipation of a top six challenge next term.
Strengthening his attacking resources is a priority, with the club already one forward down following Glenn Murray’s decision to hang up his boots - albeit the 37-year-old was set to be let go, regardless of his career choice.
But Football League World claim the Reds could make Taylor available for loan, with Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rovers and Barnsley “all on alert” over potentially securing his services.
Hughton has made it clear he will look to boost his team’s firepower in the coming weeks and months.
Forest were among the division’s lowest scorers during the campaign just gone, and the manager has previously said: "We need to demand more from individuals.
“It's quite obvious we need more goals in the team.
"Those goals have got to be provided by players who are in the squad - or new players that come here next season, because we know we'll have to recruit in the summer. There will be players who come here next season who can give us something."
There will be outgoings as well as incomings at the City Ground during the window.
The club have yet to announce their retained list but have a number of players coming towards the end of their contracts whose deals will not be renewed, And the quartet of Harry Arter, Fouad Bachirou, Carl Jenkinson and Gaetan Bong are understood to be free to look for moves elsewhere.
