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Wigan are keen to sign Nottingham Forest's Danny Fox and are understood to have had one bid rejected for the defender.

But, while their Championship rivals are not understood to have given up their pursuit, Forest are not expected to rush into making a decision over the future of any players until new manager Martin O’Neill has had the opportunity to assess his squad.

Fox is out of contract in the summer – but had also been playing well, prior to his slip in discipline at Reading last weekend, when he picked up a needless red card, which will ensure he is suspended for O’Neill’s first game in charge, against Bristol City on Saturday.

The 32-year-old had previously established himself as an integral figure in the back four, regularly captaining the side after continuing the kind of form that had made him a first team regular in the second half of last season.

Fox is also one of only two left-sided central defenders at the club, with the other being Jack Robinson who is currently also the first choice left-back at the club. So allowing Fox to leave would leave a void in the squad.

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In fact, it remains one of the positions where the club believe they need to strengthen in the January window, with Forest having targeted a left-back who can also play in the centre of defence, before Aitor Karanka’s departure.

But nothing has been completely ruled out at this point – and Fox’s own attitude towards any potential move will be a factor.

Either way, O’Neill wants at least a few days to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the group of players he has inherited from Karanka before any big decisions are made over their future.

Fox has made 121 starts and six sub appearances for Forest since joining the club, initially on loan, from Southampton in January 2014.