Nottingham Forest are interested in a deal to bring Morgan Rogers to the City Ground this summer.

What's the talk?

That's according to a report by The Athletic, who claim that Forest are showing a considerable amount of interest in the Manchester City winger ahead of a potential move in the summer transfer window.

The report continues by stating that, despite the fact it would take a bid totalling £9m in order to secure the permanent transfer of the 19-year-old, Dane Murphy could be planning to test the waters with a heavily structured offer.

Finally, it is claimed that the new Forest CEO is extremely keen to sign young players with high ceilings for the Reds, with the England U19 international fitting this criteria perfectly.

Imagine him and Johnson

With The Athletic reporting that Rogers came onto Forest's radar when the club were monitoring the progress of Brennan Johnson's loan at Lincoln City, where the Manchester City youngster also spent last season on loan, the prospect of the duo reuniting at the City Ground this summer should certainly be a mouthwatering prospect for both Chris Hughton and fans of the club alike.

Indeed, over his 28 League One appearances for Michael Appleton's side last time out, the £1.17m-rated Rogers scored six goals, registered two assists and created nine big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 1.9 shots and making 1.1 key passes per game.

These returns saw the man the Lincoln boss dubbed an "outstanding" talent earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 7.09, ranking him as the Imps' second-best performer in the third tier of English football.

Meanwhile, over Johnson's 43 League One appearances for Lincoln last term, the 20-year-old bagged 11 goals, provided 12 assists and created four big chances for his teammates, in addition to taking an average of 2.3 shots and making 0.7 key passes per game.

These metrics saw the Forest youngster an average SofaScore match rating of 6.98, ranking the winger as Appleton's sixth-best performer in the third tier.

As such, should Murphy go on to secure a deal for Rogers this summer, it would undoubtedly be a massive coup for Forest, with the signing of the £19k-per-week starlet not only helping to solve the club's goalscoring issues of last season - with only Derby County scoring fewer than Forest's 37 league goals last term - but also creating a partnership with Johnson that could well mark the beginning of a new and incredibly exciting era at the City Ground.

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