After reports of Wigan's apparent interest in Grimsby Town star Omar Bogle broke last week, it was revealed by the Grimsby Telegraph that Nottingham Forest have also been scouting the League Two striker.

With Nottingham Forest keen to add some firepower up top, they could swoop for the 23-year-old, who has already hit nine goals this term.

Prior to this, he was prolific at non-league level for Solihull Moors and then Grimsby after youth spells with West Brom, Birmingham and Celtic.

The once-capped England C international is certainly proving capable of scoring goals in the EFL but there is a big gulf in class between League Two and the Championship, so making a January move for him is a risk that both Wigan and Nottingham Forest will have to weigh up before sanctioning.

Here are TWO pros and TWO cons that Nottingham Forest will have to consider in signing Omar Bogle...

 

PRO 1: The boy is a natural goalscorer

Omar Bogle is strong, quick, powerful and has a real eye for goal.

He is naturally left footed but comfortably using his right foot too.

He is the complete striker at League Two level with a well-rounded game; good hold-up play, he can take players on and he scores goals.

He is a prolific goalscorer at every senior level he's played at. He's never been tested in second tier football so you never know - he might be able to continue his goalscoring streak.

CON 1: Would he get any game time?

The problem with Nottingham Forest drafting in another striker - especially an unproven one like Bogle - is that they have plenty on their books at the moment.

They have Britt Assombalonga, Nicolao Dumitru, Nicklas Bendtner and Apostolos Vellios.

All of these will probably be favoured in the central striker role to Bogle at this stage. Forest could probably do with having a squad player of Bogle's ability but is it the best career move for the 23-year-old?

PRO 2: The next Jamie Vardy?

Yes, Bogle was playing non-league last year but it's been done before, hasn't it? Jamie Vardy, Andre Gray and Dwight Gayle are just three examples of strikers who have made a meteoric rise from non-league obscurity to in-and-around the top division in just a matter of a few years.

Who's to say that Omar Bogle can't be next to do this?

He has all the physical attributes to succeed at a higher level.

If Nottingham Forest have unearthed the next gem to have plied his trade in non-league before going on to become a success at the top level, then they have struck gold.

CON 2: But can he really step up two leagues?

The gulf in class between League Two football and the Championship is considerable.

We must also remember that Bogle was playing non-league football until just a couple of months ago.

There has to be a reason that West Brom, Birmingham and Celtic didn't fancy him at youth level too.

Just look at Kemar Roofe, who is struggling to adapt to a higher level after moving to Leeds from League Two in the summer.

To ask someone to jump up two divisions midway through the season and replicate his form at a higher level is a big ask, especially when the price tag is relatively sizeable.

Is this a risk worth taking?