Nottingham Forest's chances of signing Fulham's Anthony Knockaert have been knocked back after the Londoners rejected a bid for the attacker, according to Football Insider.

The Frenchman spent last season on loan at Craven Cottage before signing permanently for the Whites prior to the end of the Championship season for a reported €16, (transfermarket).

However, Knockaert hasn't been involved in any of Fulham's Premier League matches this their promotion - with his only appearances this term coming in the EFL Cup.

And once Forest appointed Chris Hughton as their new boss, he set his sights on a reunion with the Frenchman, although the Insider believe that Fulham have rejected their loan approach.

Knockaert was one of Brighton's key players when the two were at The Amex together and helped secure their promotion to the Premier League for the first time back in 2017.

But Hughton's chances of working with the 28-year-old once again are in the balance after this latest setback.

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The Verdict

Judging by their opening four league matches, Knockaert appears surplus to requirements in west London, and you get the feeling that this transfer could still get completed at some stage.

Signing Knockaert could be potentially season-changing for Forest, and whilst Fulham don't need require him, the two clubs should be able to come to some sort of agreement, whether that's on loan or permanently.