Nottingham Forest keen on winger Ashkan Dejagah [Report]

HITC – GLASGOW, Ashkan Dejagah has been a free agent since the end of last season but could return with Championship giants Nottingham Forest.

It has been a quiet transfer window at Nottingham Forest, but that could all change with just over a day remaining in January.

Record claims that Forest have agreed a deal to sign Portuguese Under-21 centre-back Tobias Figueiredo on loan from Sporting Lisbon with a view to a £2 million permanent move.

And it appears that Figueiredo could be joined at the City Ground by Adlene Guedioura, who impressed at Forest during a spell at the club between 2012 and 2013.

The Middlesbrough midfielder moved to the Riverside from Watford last January and is expected to reunite with his former manager Aitor Karanka with the North Eastern outfit willing to sell.

And The Mail (live transfer blog, 12.33pm) reports that Karanka could then turn his attention towards handing Ashkan Dejagah a fresh start in English football.

The 31-year-old winger has been a free agent since his six-month deal at Bundesliga side VFL Wolfsburg expired at the end of last season. But he could be given a chance to kick-start his career in the East Midlands, with Karanka open to a deal.

Dejagah spent two years at Fulham between 2012 and 2014 and largely impressed at Craven Cottage with his speed, unpredictability and eye for the spectacular.

The Iranian international was named the fans’ Player of the Season when Fulham were relegated during a calamitous 2013/14 campaign before leaving for Qatari club Al-Arabi.

The former Germany under-21 ace would give Karanka some much-needed depth in the wide positions after Forest lost out to Celtic in bids for both Lewis Morgan and Charly Musonda.