TWTD understands Nottingham Forest are again keeping tabs on Blues left-back Leif Davis.

As previously reported, Forest, who go into Sunday’s final Premier League game of the season chasing a Champions League spot, showed strong interest in the 25-year-old in January 2024.

Davis, one of Town’s star performers in the League One and Championship promotion campaigns, signed a new Blues contract which runs to the summer of 2028 in October and is very much part of Kieran McKenna’s plans for next season and beyond.

If Forest or any other club - Newcastle and West Ham were also linked prior to the Blues’ promotion - were to firm up their interest then Town would be looking for a very significant fee for the full-back, who was signed from Leeds United for £1.1 million in the summer of 2022.

Newcastle-born Davis, who returned from a three-match ban at Leicester on Sunday, has made 120 starts and two sub appearances for Town, scoring six goals and recording 38 assists.

Meanwhile, Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in last night’s Europa League final is likely to have dealt a significant blow to their hopes of signing Town striker Liam Delap this summer.

The Red Devils will now not be able to offer Champions League football next season, which the other leading contenders Chelsea and Newcastle United will hope to confirm on Sunday.

Delap, 22, is understood to have been given permission to speak to all three clubs over the last week or so with all parties keen to get a deal done quickly.

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ipswichultra added 12:06 - May 22 Leif Davis has been a fantastic servant to the club — his commitment, energy, and performances have been vital to our progress. If he does choose to move on, we owe him our thanks and best wishes for the future. That said, there’s still plenty to be excited about. With Marcus Harness returning from loan, and a fully fit Conor Chaplin and Wes Burns back in action, Ipswich will be more than ready to push for a top 6 finish in the Championship next season. The future’s still bright at Portman Road.

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poet added 12:06 - May 22 Personally, when I’ve watched them play, I’ve never been particularly confident that Forest were good enough to occupy such a lofty position in the PL. Their last game that I watched, was their 2-2 draw with Leicester on their home turf. They were in the lead twice, but never looked to have the ability to hold onto their lead. For me, they have always looked to flatter to deceive. I think next season will be telling for them.

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ArnieM added 12:11 - May 22 This will test Davis' resolve to remain at Town ...
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ArnieM added 12:13 - May 22 Ps . Forest's mantra for PL survival has been to defend deep and hit on the break. Davis' defensive attributes are far less impressive than his attacking skills.
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blues1 added 12:22 - May 22 ArnieM. Agree to an extent about Davis's defensive attributes, but maybe thats just bcse of the role hes being asked to play. Maybe if he was playing as a proper left back, he may be able to defend better. Hard to say, as we've never relly seen him playing that role.
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bluebullet29l added 12:28 - May 22 Marcus harness.....I nearly spat my tea out reading that....one of the funniest things I've read today....keep it up....
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gkroon89 added 12:29 - May 22 After seeing Townsend play defensively and his passing, I am not even sure Davis will be missed if sold. Forest are brave after watching Davis defending in the Premiership. Extra Money will help no end. 20 million will is easily charged baring in mind the stupid fees we paid for Championship players.
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ArnieM added 12:54 - May 22 blues1 : Very fair comment tbh. Cant say I disagree. But as gkroon89 has said Townsend is more than capable to take the LB role on and even wing back. I actually think I prefer Townsend. We are going to lose some of our payers as the PL vulchers circle , but Im not worrying too much as I know we will replace them and maybe with even better players ..
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billlm added 13:01 - May 22 Excellent, good going forward, can't defend for siht,
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WestSussexBlue added 13:05 - May 22 An absolute snip at £1.1 Million. Might be a controversial opinion but I wouldn’t be adverse to seeing Leif go for decent money. He was found wanting on occasions this season and if we return to the Premier League in the next Two seasons we’d I feel need a stronger Left back.
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Rimsy added 13:19 - May 22 Just didn't cut it in the PL, so if we get a good fee, 15mil plus, I wouldn't be averse to losing him. Townshend would be fine for me.
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ThaiBlue added 13:19 - May 22 25mill would do the job and if forest get champions league that may sway it more to leave.been good for Town but got found out big time this season.
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Thegeniusofmuhren added 13:32 - May 22 Anyone that doesn't want to be a town player next season and attracts a decent fee with sell ons etc, go in June and give enough us time to get replacements in. Whoever comes in, needs the whole summer to integrate.
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Leutard added 13:33 - May 22 I think people are really underestimating Leif, he'd be a massive loss. He's one of the most creative players going currently, and if his defensive responsibilities are lessened he'll be the best player on the pitch more often than not.
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Dissboyitfc added 13:36 - May 22 You would think 22 million, look what we were paying for championship players with no premier league experience, Anyone wants out, get him gone asap!
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1960H added 13:39 - May 22 Sorry Poet marked you down by mistake!
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tractorboybig added 13:40 - May 22 sell.sell.sell
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norfsufblue added 14:19 - May 22 Imo LDs was still able to create chsnces in the Premier League, we just didnt take many of them.... at least woth this one we should be in the driving seat with a decent contract needed to be bought out. I also agree with the comment about Forests Premier League status , even we made them look fairly impotent at their place and only a slightly dodgy penalty beat us.... it was inability to scor again that day that stopped is getting a point at least. If he gets tempted i will wish him well , hes been great but id suspect we'd be looking to sign a more developed full back than the one we got from Leeds.... it took a lot of good coaching to produce the Leif of last season.

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mathiemagic added 14:29 - May 22 Think we are going to have to get used to these speculation posts for the months to come.
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DavoIPB added 14:49 - May 22 If we are pinning our hopes on harness, burns and Chaplin we might as well give up now. They may be useful in getting us out of the championship but we really need to be looking to build the core of a team capable of giving the premier league a go.
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RegencyBlue added 14:56 - May 22 Bottom line is if a club meets the valuation on any of our players they will be gone! Ashton has made no secret of the fact that we are going to pursue a player trading model and this is the inevitable consequence of that.
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blueoutlook added 15:02 - May 22 Forest offer enough,let him go. CT is a very able replacement and way better defensively.
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chepstowblue added 15:15 - May 22 This season has confirmed what many thought, that Leif is quite some way off being a top level performer. I always felt that his call for England recognition was ridiculously premature, and for much of this season he's had a torrid time. His ratings will be bolstered by the meaningless 'assist' stat, but the eyes tell a different story. As with Delap I'd like him to stay, but Townsend is a more than adequate replacement-some would argue the better of the two.

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EuanTown added 15:40 - May 22 We have a long summer ahead of continued speculation that will test the fans strength to get through it.
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Gforce added 15:46 - May 22 Off topic,but we should try to sign Tom Cairney from Fulham, just been released, would be a great addition to our midfield & a stand out at championship level.
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