Nottingham Forest are targeting Manchester City right-back Issa Kabore if they fail to strike a deal for Middlesbrough's Djed Spence according to the Manchester Evening News.
Kabore, 21, impressed this season on loan at French Ligue 1 club Troyes, making 31 appearances as he helped the newly-promoted side maintain top-flight status.
Troyes are Manchester City's sister club but a return to France's Champagne region for the defender looks as though it could be off the cards following Forest's interest.
Should Forest fail in their attempts to lure loanee Djed Spence to the City Ground on a permanent deal from Middlesbrough, the club are drawing up a list of other potential targets as they embark on a first Premier League campaign since 1999.