Josh Bowler fancies joining Nottingham Forest this summer whilst Bournemouth are also interested in signing the Blackpool star.
Forest have been racking up the new arrivals with incredible prolificacy having now brought in 10 senior signings this summer.
Dean Henderson, Wayne Hennessey, Giulian Biancone, Moussa Niakhate, Neco Williams, Omar Richards, Harry Toffolo, Lewis O’Brien, Orel Mangala, Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi have all arrived.
Cooper will still want more new signings and wide players like Maxwel Cornet and Emmanuel Dennis continue to be linked.
Forest have shown they will dip into the Championship market though, and Bowler could be another option.
Josh Bowler fancies joining Nottingham Forest
O’Brien and Toffolo were two top Championship performers last season, so Bowler may well be on the Forest radar.
Reports in April suggested that Forest would be making a new move for Blackpool ace Bowler this summer after missing out in January.
That came before Forest won promotion though, and Cooper’s plans may well have changed since then.
Still, Bowler was outstanding last season. The former Everton talent got his career back on track with seven goals and three assists in 42 outings for Blackpool.
Described as ‘magic’ by David Unsworth at Everton, Bowler just couldn’t break through at Goodison Park and had to drop down to potentially come back up.
The Sun now claim that Bowler is on Forest’s radar again as an alternative to Wolves ace Morgan Gibbs-White.
It’s stated that Bowler is hoping Forest come in with an offer for his services as he wants to play in the Premier League.
Bowler has just one year left on his Blackpool deal and could be a bargain signing, but maybe not quite at the same level as Cornet, Dennis or Gibbs-White.
That’s something for Forest consider, but knowing that Bowler would be interested in the move is a major boost if they do make a move.
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