‘Quality’ Fulham player now admits he’d actually like to play for Nottingham Forest

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Fulham are flying high under Marco Silva this season, and Nottingham Forest could do with trying to emulate them to a certain degree.

The Cottagers don’t splash out fortunes on transfer fees like Forest do, but what they do get is players who run through brick walls for their manager on a consistent basis.

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Forest are enduring a miserable season at the moment, and relegation looks probable at the moment, unlike Fulham, who are eyeing up a place in Europe.

It would appear, however, that Forest are still a desirable club for players, with Fulham star Tom Cairney making an intriguing claim.

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Tom Cairney admits he’d love to play for Forest

The midfielder has been doing a question and answer session with TalkSPORT after the recent win over Tottenham and he was asked which team he’d like to play for that he hasn’t already.

Cairney, born in Nottingham, said Forest, with his family big supporters of the football club.

The versatile midfielder has been a revelation since signing for Fulham, captaining the team to promotion and making 376 appearances for the football club.

Cairney isn’t a regular in the team these days and has started just three Premier League games during the 2025/26 campaign.

Still, he’s a vital component of Silva’s squad and he’s a very popular influence in the Fulham dressing room.

Cairney would be ideal if Forest are relegated

At 35, it’s hard to imagine Cairney getting the call from Forest if the club gets out of their current predicament and remains in the Premier League.

Cairney has another year to run on his deal at Craven Cottage, and the chances of him getting another Premier League deal feel very slim indeed.

If Forest go down, however, he’d be the ideal piece of experience that the team needs to try and come straight back to the Premier League.

The Reds need to do whatever it takes to remain a Premier League club, but with West Ham playing well at the moment, it’s hard to imagine the team staying up.

What happens with Cairney in the summer remains to be seen, but given his age, there is a real possibility that Fulham move him on, and that might open the door for Forest.