Promotion now, Britt
NOTTINGHAM FOREST striker Britt Assombalonga is wanted by HUDDERSFIELD and BURNLEY in the top flight.
The 24-year-old, who arrived at the City Ground from Peterborough for £5.5million in 2014, scored 14 goals in 33 appearances for a struggling Forest side last season.
And that has sparked interest from David Wagner’s newlypromoted Huddersfield and Sean Dyche’s Burnley.
DR Congo international Assombalonga was at Brentford as a youth before joining Watford.
He spent time on loan from the Hornets at non-league Braintree and Southend before moving to Posh in 2013. FOREST GREEN ROVERS are attempting to secure a one-year loan move for teenage ASTON VILLA keeper Matija Sarkic. The Football League new boys are in pole position to take the 19-year-old to The New Lawn. The Montenegro youth international has just agreed a new threeyear contract with Villa. SOUTHAMPTON will give striker Sam Gallagher an improved long-term contract.
A host of Championship clubs were ready to make an offer for the 21-year-old who spent last season on loan at Blackburn Rovers.
But Saints believe he has a big future on the south coast and will tie him down with a lucrative deal. BIRMINGHAM are among a handful of Championship clubs interested in taking LIVERPOOL’ S Ryan Kent on loan for the season. They face competition from other sides who saw Kent make a good impression at Barnsley.