Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has denied that new contract talks are in the offing for West Ham target Joe Worrall.
The 25-year-old has been heavily linked with the Hammers recently and a summer move could be on the cards.
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However, speaking to Nottinghamshire Live, Cooper has admitted that there are no plans to offer Worrall a new deal.
There are other boys on longer-term contracts as well, who are not up for discussion at the moment because they are only a year or so into them – Joe Worrall and Scott McKenna etc.
So far this season the man once hailed as ‘outstanding’ by David Johnson has scored once and provided one assist in 31 appearances across all competitions for Forest.
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Valued at £3.6million and currently under contract until 2024 (Transfermarkt), there is certainly no rush for the Championship side to act.
But, with the interest from the Irons seemingly ever-increasing, it may be pertinent for Forest to improve Worrall’s terms.
Albeit the Midlands club is pursuing a playoff spot in the second-tier, as things stand, the lure of West Ham could be impossible to ignore.
