Former Nottingham Forest captain Lewis Grabban claims that head coach Steve Cooper 'wanted' the skipper to stay at the club for this season following Premier League promotion.
Back in mid-July, it was made clear in a statement that the 34-year-old had 'confirmed his departure' after his Reds contract had expired at the end of June. The 34-year-old had been in talks over a contract extension to stay at the City Ground but eventually ended a four-year association with the club and has since signed for Saudi Arabian side Al Ahli.
Grabban missed the latter stages of last season, including the play-offs, with a hamstring injury but more than contributed to the Premier League promotion campaign with 12 goals in the Championship. The striker was, though, fit enough to scale the Wembley Stadium steps to lift and has admitted that what the future held was on his mind at that moment.
