Nottingham Forest will listen to offers for Jason Cummings amid reports Rangers want him at Ibrox, but Sunderland seem like the perfect destination.
Jason Cummings has only been a Nottingham Forest player for half a season, but it seems likely that he will be wearing another club’s colours next month.
Forest looked to have pulled off an excellent deal when they brought the stocky striker to the City Ground in the summer. Cummings, after all, had proven prolific in Scotland, becoming the first Hibernian player in over 50 years to break the 20-goal barrier three seasons in a row.
But the 22-year-old has not found his feet yet at Forest, despite netting twice in an EFL Cup win away to Newcastle United. In 14 Championship appearances, Cummings has only hit the net once.
And the Sunday Post claimed that long-standing suitors Rangers, who were very keen during Cummings’ heady days at Hibs, are renewing their interest this month and hope to tempt Forest into a sale.
Though Sky Sports (live transfer blog, 11.26am), point out that Forest will only yet the youngster leave on a short-term loan. Interestingly, there are a number of Championship clubs ready to join Rangers in the race.
And it seems almost inevitable that one of those will be Sunderland. Chris Coleman’s bottom-of-the-table side are desperate for attacking reinforcements with top-scorer Lewis Grabban seeing his loan spell from Bournemouth cut short.
Yet with spiralling debts hampering the club in the transfer market, Sunderland will be restricted to temporary deals. And Coleman should at least consider making a move for a player his side wanted to sign at the start of the summer transfer window, according to the Scottish Sun.
Rangers’ task may have just got a little harder.
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