Darren Fletcher urges Nottingham Forest to sell £17m player this summer, he’s become unreliable

If Nottingham Forest get to call themselves a Champions League football club next season, the writing will undoubtedly be on the wall for a number of current stars.

There comes a point when certain players outgrow certain clubs and for some of the Forest players, that is starting to take shape as the 2024/25 campaign draws to a close.

If the Reds have learned anything under Nuno Espirito Santo, it’s that success can be obtained with a much smaller playing squad and quality takes preference over quantity.

Forest have used the fewest number of players in the league this season but injuries are starting to stack up as the Reds turn towards the home straight.

Chris Wood and Ola Aina missed the trip to Villa Park on Saturday, with an injury doubt now surrounding Anthony Elanga ahead of next weekend’s clash against Everton on Trentside.

Taiwo Awoniyi also missed the game at Villa Park at the weekend and one high-profile Forest fan believes his card might be marked in the summer.

Darren Fletcher urges Nottingham Forest to sell Taiwo Awoniyi

Awoniyi has been struggling for game time this season and just one game into replacing Wood, he’s been struck down with an injury of his own.

The 27-year-old didn’t play too badly against Manchester United in midweek but it does feel as though his confidence has been knocked with not being the number one striker.

TNT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher believes that the summer will represent the perfect time for the Reds to cut their ties with Awoniyi.

He said on the Forest Focus podcast: “I think in terms of Taiwo, he’s done everything that Forest needed to do. They needed him to be part of the first two seasons and stay in the Premier League but as the team gets better, the players need to get better.