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Mark Warburton has admitted he wants to keep Britt Assombalonga who has attracted interest from Middlesbrough, and Kenny Burns maintains Nottingham Forest has a £50m player on its hands.

Thankfully it has all gone quiet on the Britt Assombalonga front in respect of transfer speculation, for now at least.

I hope it stays that way because I've said it once and I'll say it again, he has all the attributes to become a £50m player.

The boy scores goals for fun and he grabbed 14 last season when he had a season somewhat disrupted by injury.

If Forest are serious about getting out of the Championship then you need to keep hold of your best players at all costs.

I appreciate every player has a price, but replacing him would be incredibly difficult.

I can't wait to see him next season on the back of a good pre-season and hopefully that will set him up for an injury-free campaign.

The one thing I would like to see him do though is lose half a stone, because I do think he's bulked up a bit too much.

It can be the difference between having that extra half yard of pace or not.

I don't know what the obsession is with some footballers who like to look big and muscly, but if you look at all the best players in the world they aren't bodybuilders.

Eden Hazard is a wee tiny thing, but he's athletic and that's what makes him such a good player. Ronaldo is a supreme athlete too. Agility is so important.

When he's firing and on song Britt is arguably the best striker in the league which is why the likes of Middlesbrough want to sign him.

But we have to keep him. You get him up front and have Ben Brereton coming on as an impact sub and, right there, you have healthy options especially with the new boy Jason Cummings in too.

Goals win you titles and promotion so it would make absolutely no sense to lose somebody like Britt who certainly guarantees them.