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Matt Davies & Sarah Clapson

Keinan Davis shows importance to Nottingham Forest with Lewis Grabban transfer scenario

Keinan Davis arrived at Nottingham Forest with question marks against his goal scoring record, but now the biggest question the Reds face is how much Aston Villa striker would cost in the summer.

Davis scored his fifth Forest goal in the 2-0 win against Birmingham City as he revelled in celebrating in front of supporters of his parent club's arch rivals. We discussed the 24-year-old's future on this week's Garibaldi Red podcast with host Matt Davies, Nottinghamshire Live's Sarah Clapson and Forza Garibaldi's Greg Mitchell.

How good was his goal against Blues?

GM: "He's so strong. Nobody is getting that ball off him. He's not the same player as Collymore, but it was a Collymore-style goal. That will mean so much to him because he was doing everything else. You can't see him being rested if he's doing that.

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SC: "His all round play is fantastic. He's undroppable at the moment.

"He's such a handful. He's so strong. He can bring others into play. He must be so confident right now."

Are Forest in pole position to sign him?

SC: "When you're in that form other teams are going to be looking at you. He's really enjoying his time here.

"It's a double edge sword with loans. His parent club hold all the cards because they set the asking price for him. The fact he's been doing well drives that up.

"If Forest go up it changes everything. It changes what you might be willing to spend to bring players back. You'd like to think they're well placed."

Would you keep him or Grabban, if you had to let Grabban go to finance a move for Davis?

GM: "Purely on age I think I would keep Davis. It's a real tough one. I'd do it no matter the league as well.

"Grabban is a great player. He's been a servant and I hope he's here next season, but I'd want to see Davis in either league for us."

SC: "It's such a tough one. I still think Grabban is worth keeping for another year.

"He scores more goals. I know there were question marks against Davis with his goal record when he came in. He's answered that and shown he can score.

"Grabban is a goal poacher. You could still bank on him to get 20 goals a season. If he hadn't got injured this season I think he would have got there.

"I'm not sure Keinan Davis is quite at that level, but he does offer so much more with his all round game, so it's tough. It's really tough. I'm going to sit on the fence and say I'm glad I don't have to take those decisions."

Watch the full episode here or listen here.

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