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Nottingham Forest have been linked with a January move for Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton.

According to the Daily Mail, the Reds ‘have asked’ about a loan deal for the 32-year-old during the transfer window.

But the report adds Heaton is keen to stay with the Premier League club, if he can hold down his place.

The shot-stopper has started the last two league games for the Clarets, keeping a clean-sheet in a 2-0 win over West Ham United and making it back-to-back victories with a 2-1 success at Huddersfield Town.

Prior to that, he had largely found himself on the bench as back-up to Joe Hart, with his three other appearances this term coming in the Europa League and Carabao Cup.

He was not involved in the FA Cup triumph over Barnsley at the weekend, as Nick Pope started between the posts with Hart among the substitutes.

(Image: Dan Westwell)

Back in November, The Sun claimed Heaton would consider a move to the Championship with Leeds United, as he had not featured as much as he would have hoped, at the time.

However, with the Clarets custodian, who was on standby for the England World Cup squad last summer, now back in the first-team picture, a move to the City Ground would seem unlikely.

Moreover, Reds boss Aitor Karanka has publicly backed Costel Pantilimon as his first-choice stopper and praised Luke Steele, who impressed at Chelsea in the FA Cup last Saturday.

Karanka has hinted Pantilimon is likely to return for the trip to Reading, when his side resume Championship action.

He said: “Costel was out of the squad (at Stamford Bridge) because he needed a rest; he was just having a break.”