“Would be a brave decision” – Nottingham Forest keen to capitalise on Derby contract sitiuation: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Nottingham Forest are among the clubs interested in Derby County captain Tom Lawrence, according to a report from TEAMtalk. 

Lawrence is out of contract and could leave Pride Park after the Rams’ relegation from the Championship, with Forest said to be keen to capitalise

But would that be a good signing? And would he go to Derby’s East Midland rivals?

We quizzed our FLW writers…

Chris Gallagher

This would be a very interesting move!

Obviously, with his connections to Derby County, it would be a brave decision for Lawrence to move to the Reds but it could work from a football perspective. That’s because Lawrence has enjoyed an excellent season with the Rams, where he seemed to really mature as a player, which could have been down to the fact he was named captain by Wayne Rooney.

So, given that he is a free agent, you would expect top Championship clubs and bottom half Premier League clubs to be showing an interest, which Forest obviously will be, regardless of what happens tomorrow.

There are doubts about Philip Zinckernagel’s future as he is on loan and you would have to say that Lawrence would be a good alternative to play from that inside attacking left position.

Charlie Gregory

If Nottingham Forest can end up offering Tom Lawrence Premier League football, then they could most definitely land the player this summer.

With Derby, the former Man United man has been staring League One football in the face. Forest on the other hand could give him the opportunity to test himself in the top flight.

He’s certainly