Nottingham Forest are set to travel to Middlesbrough on Saturday for an intriguing Championship clash against Tony Pulis’ side.
El Arabi Hillel Soudani is on his way back for Nottingham Forest.
The 30-year-old forward arrived at the City Ground in the summer after a trophy laden spell at Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia for a fee of around £2.5 million.
And he was just starting to make an impression, scoring crucial goals against Reading and Wigan Athletic, before succumbing to a knee injury. Soudani hasn’t been seen since Forest’s 2-2 draw with Birmingham City at the end of August.
But the 49-time Algerian international has posted on his official Instagram, announcing that he had returned to first-team training ahead of Forest’s trip to Championship pacesetters Middlesbrough.
And his return could be perfectly timed given that Aitor Karanka’s side are set to come up against one of the Championship’s best defences, drilled by the arch pragmatist Tony Pulis.
Regardless of whether Soudani is fit enough to play from the start, Lewis Grabban is expected to get the nod by Karanka, having scored four times in his last four league games including a double in the 2-2 away draw at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
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