Nottingham Forest forward’s future becomes clearer

Nottingham Forest forward Keinan Davis will be given a chance by Aston Villa in pre-season to prove his worth before making a judgement on his decision, according to the Premier League side’s manager Steven Gerrard who spoke to Birmingham World.

The 23-year-old arrived on a loan spell at the City Ground in the early stages of last month, failing to get a summer move to Stoke City because of an injury but returning to fitness in time to win a temporary transfer to the East Midlands.

The striker department was one area the second-tier side failed to address during the summer despite only scoring 37 goals in 46 Championship games last term – and Steve Cooper moved to ensure he didn’t make the same mistake Forest’s recruitment team made in the summer in being unable to recruit in this position.

Davis has been a key player in the absence of Lewis Grabban recently and with the latter facing a period of time out of action, the Villa loanee and Sam Surridge will be crucial as the Reds look to force their way into the top six.

Surridge arrived permanently from Stoke on deadline day, but Grabban’s future looks uncertain with his contract expiring at the end of the campaign and this is why some Forest supporters may want to see Davis come in on a permanent agreement to bolster their front line for the long term.

This doesn’t look set to be an option though according to his parent club’s boss Gerrard, who wants to take a closer look at the forward in the summer.

Speaking to Birmingham World, the Liverpool legend said: “Keinan is at an age where he hasn’t really posted consecutive numbers in terms of appearances or goals throughout his career yet.

“He’s obviously a big talent but it would have been probably the wrong decision to hold