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Nottingham Forest have been linked with an ambitious move for former Middlesbrough striker Cristhian Stuani.

The 31-year-old played under Reds boss Aitor Karanka as Boro won promotion to the Premier League.

He spent last season with Girona after joining for an undisclosed fee.

The Uruguay international scored 15 times in 68 games for Boro as he was used as both a striker and a winger.

However, a move to be Girona’s lone striker paid off spectacularly for the promoted side as Stuani struck 21 goals in 33 La Liga games.

That made him the fifth top scorer in the Spanish top flight and earned him a place in Uruguay’s World Cup squad.

Now the Mirror say Karanka is keen to bring Stuani to the City Ground this summer as he plots a promotion push.

Forest were yesterday linked with two Boro players once again in Patrick Bamford and Adam Clayton.