Nottingham Forest striker Sam Surridge is the latest striker to be linked with the Blues.

Town played down interest in the 24-year-old earlier in the summer, but according to Darren Witcoop from the Daily Mirror, the Forest frontman is now on the wishlist.

Surridge, 24, played only played just 305 minutes of Premier League football last season, scoring one goal, in addition to two more in the Carabao Cup.

A year previously the Slough-born frontman played a greater role as the Tricky Trees won promotion from the Championship via the play-offs, scoring eight times in all competitions during the second half of the campaign having signed from Stoke for £2.2 million in the January window after only six months with the Potters.

Overall, the former England U21 international has made 14 starts and 36 sub appearances for Forest, scoring 11 times.

Surridge, who has a year left on his contract at the City Ground, started his career with AFC Bournemouth and while a Cherry spent time on loan at Yeovil, Oldham and Swansea.

The report also claims Town interest in Portsmouth striker Colby Bishop has cooled, although again the club has previously poured cold water on links with the former Accrington frontman.

The Blues are in the market for one, probably two, strikers this summer with Everton’s Ellis Simms one known to be on the list, while Town will almost certainly also be keen to bring former loanee George Hirst back to Portman Road from Leicester.

Meanwhile, former Town forward Zanda Siziba, 19, has joined York City having left Yeovil, who he joined in March by mutual consent.

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churchmans added 19:37 - Jun 30 I'm with MONKEY BLUE on both comments
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Linkboy13 added 19:56 - Jun 30 My Forrest friend tells me he's too Slough. Seriously though people are saying his record in the championship is poor but it's far better than Hirsts at Blackburn but Hirst didn't get a game at Blackburn exactly. So i don't know how people can write the bloke off.
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Marinersnose added 21:17 - Jun 30 Hirst has to be top target after the impact he had on the team. He also had an excellent relationship with Chaplin on the pitch. Sims must have potential I'm sure albeit Everton fans don't rate him at all. This lad has Championship and PL experience so we have to trust KMK.
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OxtonBlue added 21:19 - Jun 30 Not that put off tbh, he's young and will want to prove he's good player. Think he's been an asset from the bench and would be a decent addition to our squad, so long as a deal can be struck. In Mckenna / Ashton we trust. Hope there'll be more signings making their eat to PR (incl. Simms?!) got the feel of an Alun Armstrong to me?!
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shakytown added 07:16 - Jul 1 Not going to happen. Our business will be done quietly behind the scenes and not in the gossip columns.
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