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Nottingham Forest have turned to Chelsea's Andrey Santos as they look to bolster their midfield and that could help Mauricio Pochettino.

As Mail Sport revealed, Forest made a £30m offer for Monaco's Youssouf Fofana last week but the 24-year-old France international has been holding out for a better option amid interest from Chelsea, Liverpool and West Ham this summer.

Santos has been excellent form in pre-season but Chelsea are overloaded with expensive midfielders and Pochettino's immediate concern is his attack.

While happy with Nicolas Jackson's contribution, the Chelsea boss recognises his side lack a goal threat and a creative number ten.