Aston Villa ace sinks Birmingham City amid Nottingham Forest transfer talk

Aston Villa striker Keinan Davis was in impressive form once again whilst out on loan at Nottingham Forest, as he fired his side into the lead in the first half against Birmingham City.

Davis, 24, has impressed whilst out on loan in the Championship with five goals and two assists to his name in just 13 starts so far and has already commented on the prospect of signing for the Reds on a permanent deal in the future. Where he stated: "Yeah, of course. This is the best I’ve played and the most I’ve enjoyed my football in my whole entire life, so it’s just great to be here.

“Obviously the manager is a big part of it, but the dressing room has also got the right balance of older and young players - like Cookie (Steve Cook), and then young players like myself, Djed (Spence) and Brennan (Johnson).

“It’s just a great mixture. And then the manager lets us express ourselves and be ourselves. We have a bit of banter about that, about loving it here. For me to get my opportunity to be able to express myself and play good, especially for a team like this, is just more than I could ask for.”

His performance against Villa's Second City rivals yesterday perfectly outlined why Forest would be so keen to bring him on board permanently, after he recorded three shots on target, eight successful duels, five completed dribbles and opened the scoring. Davis was dominant throughout, which has always been the case in his style of play.

One criticism fans have had in the past is that he lacks a prowess in front of goal, however with the confidence regular game time is giving him, Davis seems to be developing into a complete centre forward in the Championship.

Ashley Preece did provide fans with an update on Davis' future at the club