Nottingham Forest maestro now has just weeks to convince Sean Dyche

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Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 3-0 at the weekend to pull five points clear of the relegation zone in the Premier League.

Sean Dyche oversaw a brilliant victory over Thomas Frank, with Callum Hudson-Odoi named the Premier League Player of the Week after his two-goal haul.

Ibrahim Sangare was praised by Theo Walcott after he bagged the other goal on the day, and there were other top performers against the hapless Tottenham team.

Sangare is now going off to the African Cup of Nations and could miss up to a month of Premier League action, with his likely replacement now facing a fight for his Forest career.

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Douglas Luiz facing new Forest fight

This season, Luiz has been fighting to prove his fitness since joining on loan from Juventus, and now a fresh claim has been made about his future.

According to TeamTalk, it’s claimed that Dyche concedes that he’s not had a proper chance to look at the Brazilian yet and will give him ample opportunity in the next four to six weeks.

The claims suggest that Dyche isn’t entirely convinced of Luiz just yet, and that does make sense considering that he keeps breaking down.

However, there is a notion that it’s a little bit flawed given that Luiz’s move will automatically become permanent should he play a certain number of games, and if he does stay fit in Sangare’s absence, he will edge close to that number.

Forest signing Luiz would be ideal

Hopefully, Luiz can grasp this opportunity at Forest with aplomb and with Sangare now heading off, he should get plenty of chances to play for the Reds in the coming weeks.

Whether or not the player can prove his fitness remains to be seen with his hamstring issue causing a bit of concern and it’s fair to say the Reds will need him over the next few weeks.

Given how much Premier League experience Luiz has, it would be great if he could play regularly, help Forest climb the table and then sign permanent terms during the summer window.

It feels as though the ball is firmly in the court of Luiz now, however, and Dyche will be keen to see what he can offer in the coming weeks on the pitch.