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Is Lee Tomlin already Nottingham Forest’s top summer transfer target?

Aitor Karanka, manager of Middlesbrough takes his seat before the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough at White Hart La...
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Lee Tomlin has scored three goals in his last two appearances for Nottingham Forest.

Aitor Karanka, manager of Middlesbrough shakes hands with Lee Tomlin as he is substituted during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester City and Middlesbrough at Etihad Stadium...

Nottingham Forest must already be planning to do everything in their power to keep Lee Tomlin for next season.

Forest have snapped up Tomlin from Cardiff City on loan until the end of this campaign, and the deal looks to have been a brilliant one for them.

Forest effectively traded Jamie Ward for Tomlin, with the pair exchanging clubs until the end of the term, and Aitor Karanka’s side definitely got the better deal.

Lee Tomlin of Middlesbrough hits the post with an effory during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between Manchester City and Middlesbrough at Etihad Stadium on January 24, 2015 in Manchester,...

Tomlin has been in wonderful form since signing for the Reds, and scored twice for Forest in their impressive 5-2 win over Queens Park Rangers yesterday.

Karanka has already proven he can get the best out of Tomlin, during their time together at Middlesbrough, and he appears to be repeating the trick at the City Ground.

Forest must now be putting the plans in place already to keep Tomlin around.

Lee Tomlin of Bristol City and Stephen Warnock of Wigan Athletic in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Wigan Athletic and Bristol City at DW Stadium on March 11, 2017 in...

If the Reds can buy Tomlin permanently, they already will have the creative player they can build their team around for next season.

And Tomlin should already have done enough to have become Forest’s top target for the summer transfer window.