Striker Chris Wood is unlikely to return for Nottingham Forest until at least mid-July after undergoing surgery.
The January signing will miss the rest of the season with a thigh injury he picked up while on duty with New Zealand during the international break. It is on his other leg and unrelated to the knock he took against Tottenham Hotspur which left him with a huge lump on his thigh.
With Andre Ayew struggling with a knee problem and Taiwo Awoniyi only recently back in full training from a lengthy spell on the sidelines, losing Wood limits Steve Cooper’s attacking options. And the Reds head coach believes the 31-year-old, who triggered a conditional obligation to buy when he made his third appearance for the club last month, could have made a difference during the Premier League run-in.
