Nottingham Forest's season is petering out now as they have little to play for except for pride in their final few games.

A lower mid-table finish looms for the Reds with three games left to play this term.

With their season coming to an end and neither promotion nor survival to scrap for, Nottingham Forest will already be thinking about the future and how they can improve next season in order to compete for a top six spot at least.

Aitor Karanka will be drawing up a list of his transfer targets and prioritising them for his summer recruitment plan.

Having already signed Tobias Figueiredo, we can expect Karanka to be a very busy man this summer with plenty of ins and outs.

Here, we suggest that Nottingham Forest first snap up this Hull City man and then turn their attention to two other players to bolster the Reds squad for next year.

Nottingham Forest should prioritise a move for Hull City's Michael Dawson.

The 34-year-old has so much experience in the top two divisions of English football and is available on a free this summer.

With constant problems at the back and a weak spot at defending set pieces, the former England international's leadership at the back would be invaluable for Forest.

Another free agent that Nottingham Forest could consider signing is Charlie Adam, provided that Stoke do not hand him a new deal if they are relegated.

The Scotland international is a no nonsense midfielder with a range of passing and he would perfectly replace Jack Colback, who is only on loan at The City Ground.

While Adam is not the most spectacular of signings, the 32-year-old adds experience and tenacity to the midfield ranks, meaning that Forest's younger players would learn from him.

Nottingham Forest need a goal scorer to ease the burden on 18-year-old Ben Brereton.

They should get rid of Apostolos Vellios and bring in Peterborough United striker Jack Marriott, who has hit 31 goals in 52 games for Posh this season.

There is no way that the 23-year-old will be a League One player next season and Nottingham Forest should act quick to snap up a proven goal grabber.