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Mark Warburton reportedly wants reunion with Lee Carsley at Nottingham Forest

Mark Warburton manager of Nottingham Forest (Reuters)
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Lee Carsley recently left his position at Manchester City.

Rangers manager Mark Warburton

Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton wants to add Lee Carsley to his backroom staff, according to The Sun on Sunday (print edition, page 63, May 14, 2017).

It has been reported that Warburton want to bring the 43-year-old coach to Forest, having worked with the former Republic of Ireland defensive midfielder when he was in charge of Championship rivals Brentford.

Carsley who worked with the Brentford Development Squad and the first team when he was at the club, recently left his position as a youth coach with Manchester City, according to The Times.

Mark Warburton manager of Nottingham Forest

It has been reported that the former Derby County and Everton midfielder resigned from his role due to personal reasons, finding the commute from his house just outside Birmingham to Manchester too time consuming.

Forest will playing in the Championship next season after narrowly avoiding relegation to League One at the end of the 2016-17 campaign.

The Reds are one of the biggest clubs of England, and the City Ground faithful will hope that the team push for a playoff spot next season

Carsley and Warburton did quite a good job at Brentford, and the Forest fans will hope that the duo are able to weave similar magic at the City Ground.

General view inside the City Ground