Nottingham Forest are open to any and all offers for Scott McKenna, who has apparently been handed permission to depart this month
Brendan Rodgers is on the lookout for defensive reinforcements for the second half of the season. Nat Phillips has quietly returned to Liverpool following an underwhelming loan spell, while sources suggest that Gustaf Lagerbielke is on his way out.
Cameron Carter-Vickers and Liam Scales are the established starting two, but none of the possibilities behind them have yet totally impressed Rodgers, and reports suggest Scotland defender McKenna might be the answer.
The Hoops are said to have made preliminary inquiries about his availability, and the latest from down south indicates that Forest’s response is likely to have been good.
Forest are ready to part ways, according to Football Insider’s Pete O’Rourke, and are open to offers with McKenna’s contract scheduled to end in six months.
The Hoops are also thought to be interested in strengthening at left-back, with Tiago Araujo a long-term target, while it was reported on Wednesday that Liverpool had rejected bids from both the Hoops and Rangers for Owen Beck. Beck was an important player for Dundee in the opening half of the season, but he now returns south to cover for Andy Robertson at Anfield.
Elsewhere, it looks that there has been some movement on Nicolas Kuhn…though perhaps not in the direction that Celtic would prefer.
The 24-year-old has been considered as an alternative up front for Rapid Vienna, where he has three goals and seven assists this season. It’s expected that he’ll cost roughly £2m, but Fan.at in Austria believe he’ll cost more because he’s ‘only just begun’ to display his true ability this season.
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