Chris Hughton may look to strengthen his Nottingham Forest squad before the end of the transfer window, which slams shut on Friday evening.

The 61-year-old will be keen to get to grips with his new group of players and get the balance of the squad right before the window closes, having admitted that he may look to make a signing before Friday.

13 new players have arrived at the City Ground this summer, adding to an inflated squad which now consists of over 30 first-team players.

But one area of the squad that you feel still needs strengthening is out wide, with the Reds being linked with a move for Fulham's Anthony Knockaert, as per The Athletic.

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Knockaert has proven to be a quality player in the Championship in the past, winning promotion to the Premier League three times before with Leicester City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Fulham.

The Frenchman won the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season award in 2016/17 as Hughton's Brighton side won automatic promotion, with Knockaert scoring 15 goals and adding nine assists.

He's since joined Fulham and won promotion with the Cottagers, but Forest are now said to be interested in signing the winger on loan having failed to make an appearance in the Premier League this term.

Knockaert joined Fulham initially on loan last summer, but made his move to Craven Cottage a permanent one for around £10million at the end of the season.

Hughton has recently commented on the reported interest in Knockaert, remaining coy on the speculation linking the 28-year-old with a move to the City Ground.

Via Nottinghamshire Live, he said: "A new manager has come in, so we are going to be linked with quite a few players.

"Of course the obvious way of linking is somebody I've managed before. I think that's quite obvious. But all of these are always speculation.

"We'll do the best work we can, and we'll try the hardest we can on anything we do coming in - and keep it under wraps the best way possible.

"The most important thing is to determine the squad, because the players who are here are going to be most important."