Nottingham Forest will be keen to hit the ground running when the Sky Bet Championship campaign gets back underway in eight days' time.

The Reds return to league action on the 20th of June, as they prepare to take on Garry Monk's Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Forest have a great chance of finishing in the play-offs this season, with Sabri Lamouchi's side sitting five points clear of Bristol City in seventh ahead of the final nine games of the season.

Lamouchi will be urging his side to hit the ground running and finish the season strongly, then, as the club look to secure a long-awaited return to the Premier League.

If Forest aren't to achieve their goals this season, then Lamouchi will undoubtedly be keen to strengthen his squad ahead of 2020/21 and make plenty of signings this summer.

This will naturally mean that players depart the City Ground in order to make way for incomings, so here, we take a look at FIVE transfer scenarios that we could see happen when the window opens...

Cash has been outstanding for Forest this season, and is likely to attract interest heading into the summer.

He has signed a new long-term deal at the City Ground this term, but with West Ham circling and AC Milan previously interested, there is likely to be interest in the full-back.

Carvalho has made only nine league starts for Forest this season and doesn't appear to be in Lamouchi's plans.

Will interest resurface in the club's record signing, and will they look to cash in in order to raise funds for the club's summer spending spree?

Watson is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal at the City Ground, with his current contract set to expire very soon.

With QPR and Charlton said to be interested in the midfielder, could he be on his way out this summer?

Colback has been linked with a return to the City Ground as a potential replacement for Watson.

The Newcastle United midfielder looks set to leave St. James' Park this summer, and he knows Forest well having spent a season-and-a-half on loan at the City Ground.

Lewis Grabban has been excellent this season, scoring 17 goals and spearheading Forest's push for a top-six finish.

The 32-year-old needs strength in depth, though, especially if the Reds win promotion to the Premier League, with Tyler Walker failing to make an impact since returning to Forest.

Mbaye Diagne has been linked, and it will be interesting to see what happens with that potential deal.

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