According to Greek news outlet Sportdog, a move by Nottingham Forest for Olympiacos full-back Mohamed Drager shouldn’t be ruled out.
The Tunisia international has fallen way down the pecking order in Greece and looks to be surplus to requirements.
He has only made the squad in one of the last nine league fixtures and hasn’t played since January.
Drager was on the bench for both legs of the recent Europa League clash with Arsenal; a tie which Olympiacos lost 3-2 on aggregate.
The right-back only arrived in Greece at the start of the 2020/21 campaign. He moved from Freiburg after six months on loan at Paderborn.
Now, he could be on the move again once the window reopens.
It does have to be said that this is only a rumour – and it could be an ideal one at that.
Forest have Carl Jenkinson under contract for next season, with the talented Jordan Gabriel also set to return to the club from a loan at Blackpool.
Cyrus Christie has been the first choice at right-back during the current campaign.
His contract with Fulham expires in the summer and Hughton will have a decision to make over whether he signs him permanently.
Forest have struggled for goals this season and the club might not spend too much time looking to address the right-back position.
Gabriel has done well at Blackpool and looks capable of making the step up – with Jenkinson acting as deputy.
Given that Evangelos Marinakis owns both Forest and the Greek champions, these type of links will always exist.
The Reds did take Cafu from Olympiacos last summer but this link seemingly looks less likely to happen.
Drager has 16 caps for Tunisia but it would be no surprise if a move to the City Ground didn’t materialise.
This smacks of an idle link which Forest fans have grown accustomed to around this time of year.
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