Gossip: Reds eye Leicester City youngster
Nottingham Forest are monitoring developments with Leicester City's 17-year-old English forward Lorenz Hutchinson. (Mail), externalWant more transfer news? Read Friday's full gossip columnFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
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