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Sabri Lamouchi says Adlene Guedioura has asked Nottingham Forest to consider allowing him to leave this summer.

The Reds boss says the midfielder has spoken to him to request that the club ‘think about’ allowing him to take up offers he has on the table following his positive performances in the African Cup of Nations.

Guedioura was a key figure as Algeria plotted a course to lifting the trophy in Egypt.

And the 33-year-old has subsequently become a target for several clubs, with Kuwaiti side Al Kuwait understood to have put a concrete offer on the table for the player.

Lamouchi had hoped Guedioura would play a part in his squad this season, but says the club will now look to target another midfielder before the window closes, with Ben Osborn already having departed in a move to Sheffield United, in a deal worth between £3m and £3.5m.

“Adlene Guedioura has spoken with me. I was waiting for him to return. But he has asked me to think about new offers he has from a different country,” said Lamouchi.

“I can understand the situation, so the club are doing the job of finding the best way for the club and also for the player.

“These are important players. He did well in the African Cup of Nations.

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“If he can find a better contract, we are have to be patient over the finite decision between the clubs.”

While Guedioura seems bound for the City Ground exit - after making 25 starts and 14 sub appearances, scoring two goals, during his second spell with the club - Osborn has already departed.

The Reds had little option but to strike a deal with United, with the 24-year-old having only one year left to run on his contract - and having expressed a desire to test himself in the top flight, once the Blades’ interest became apparent.

“The first time you asked me about Ben Osborn it was three weeks ago, the second time it was two weeks ago, the last time was a week ago - now he has finally signed,” joked Lamouchi. “You had the news before me…

“No, seriously, he came to my office and spoke to me. It was a dream for him to play in the Premier League.

“We lost one fantastic guy in the dressing room, because he is very positive.

“I wish him all the best for his future.”

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Lamouchi wants to sign a minimum of three players before the transfer window closes - and says a midfielder has to be a priority, following the departure of Osborn and the uncertainty over Guedioura’s future.

“It does mean we need to add another midfielder to the squad, of course. For sure,” said the Reds boss.

“We need more power, we need more tall players and we need to be more present for the second ball.

“The club, they are doing their job and soon we will have good news, I hope.”