Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper says the longer he can continue to work with Jesse Lingard, “the better” - but any talk about the player's future is on the backburner.
Lingard signed a one-year deal when he joined the Reds as a free agent in the summer after leaving Manchester United. It took a little while for him to find form, but he had really started to make his mark before a hamstring injury stopped him in his tracks last month.
He remains a big presence while out of action, though. The attacker has been an animated figure on the sidelines when watching his teammates at the City Ground, and he was at the heart of the celebrations following victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City.
