Valencia head coach Gennaro Gattuso has claimed that the Spanish club will host Nottingham Forest for a friendly while the Premier League season is paused for the World Cup.
The Reds host Crystal Palace at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon but are then not in competitive action again until the day after Boxing Day when they make to trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford. While some of the squad are expected to be involved at the tournament in Qatar, the majority of Steve Cooper's squad will not and face a month-and-a-half without a match as things stand.
Several Premier League clubs have announced that, much like during pre-season, they and their remaining players are set to be jetting off around the world during the domestic season's break. While Forest have yet to do so, Gattuso has now done it for them.
