Nottingham Forest defender linked with Premier League club as Steve Cooper issues injury update

Here are your Nottingham Forest headlines for the morning of Monday, 16 May.

Nottingham Forest’s talented defender Joe Worrall is a possible summer target for Leicester City, it has been claimed.

The 25-year-old defensive mainstay is currently making his own bid for Premier League football with his home town club who are in pole position to make the Championship play-off final, with Forest just two games away from a top flight return.

Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, is desperate to sort out his defensive issues and, according to the The Sun, has Worrall on his radar as a possible summer capture at the King Power Stadium.

The Reds, however, are hoping to keep their best players together at the City Ground, particularly if they gain promotion back to the top flight this month.

Nottingham Forest have no fresh injury worries as they prepare for Tuesday night’s play-offs semi-final second leg.

The Reds take a 2-1 advantage over Sheffield United into the return fixture at the City Ground. Goals from Jack Colback and Brennan Johnson put them in control at Bramall Lane on Saturday, only for missed chances and Sander Berge’s late header to keep the tie alive.

Forest were boosted by the return of Keinan Davis in South Yorkshire, with the striker making his comeback from off the bench after being sidelined with a hamstring injury since last month’s defeat at Luton Town. They are, however, still without fellow forward Lewis Grabban (hamstring) and full-back Max Lowe (groin) - albeit the latter would have been ineligible to feature against his parent club anyway.

And head coach Steve Cooper did have a couple of other injury concerns prior to taking on the Blades. Jack Colback and Ryan Yates had missed the last game of the