Nottingham Forest and Reading are competing to land Sheyi Ojo from Liverpool in a £10m deal, according to The Sun.

Liverpool are ready to sell Ojo permanently after the young winger was forced down the pecking order at Anfield.

Stoke City were said to be keen on Ojo as a replacement for Xherdan Shaqiri - who moved to Liverpool - but have cooled their interest after signing James McClean from West Bromwich Albion and Tom Ince from Huddersfield Town.

Nottingham Forest and Reading are now set to go head-to-head for the 21-year-old.

Forest have already spent £13m on Joao Carvalho as well as signing wingers Gil Dias and Diogo Goncalves to compete with Matty Cash and Joe Lolley.

But their spending could continue with a swoop for Ojo, who has spent loan spells with Wigan Athletic, Wolves and Fulham, as well as representing England at youth level.

The Verdict

Up front, £10m seems like a hefty fee but it could be seen as a long-term investment if they get several good years out of Ojo and then sell him on for a similar price.

But Nottingham Forest do not really need another winger right now and Reading should focus on strengthening other areas if they have that money to spend.

I'm not sure which Championship team would take a punt on him at this price, especially now Stoke have dropped out of the running.

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