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title: "Aston Villa: Norwich join Forest in race to sign Keinan Davis"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-04-19T11:40:08Z"
modified: "2022-04-19T11:40:08Z"
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# Aston Villa: Norwich join Forest in race to sign Keinan Davis

**Norwich have joined Nottingham Forest in the race to sign Aston Villa striker Keinan Davis, [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-norwich-plot-move-for-aston-villa-star-davis-amid-4m-reveal/) report.**

### The Lowdown: Davis at Forest

The 24-year-old left Villa Park to join Forest on loan at the beginning of the year and hasn’t looked back.

Davis, who has scored just [six](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/keinan-davis/leistungsdaten/spieler/412660) goals in [86](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/keinan-davis/leistungsdaten/spieler/412660) appearances for Villa, has starred in 2022, already netting [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/keinan-davis/leistungsdaten/spieler/412660) times in [13](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/keinan-davis/leistungsdaten/spieler/412660) games at the City Ground.

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He has also provided [three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/keinan-davis/leistungsdaten/spieler/412660) assists for the Reds, helping them into the Championship playoffs. Unfortunately though, Davis has now been ruled out for the rest of the season due to a [hamstring problem](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-keinan-davis-injury-23720166).

### The Latest: Source shares update

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-norwich-plot-move-for-aston-villa-star-davis-amid-4m-reveal/) shared an update regarding Davis’ future on Monday lunchtime after being informed by a recruitment source.

They claim that Norwich, managed by former Villa boss Dean Smith, are now ready to rival Forest for Davis’ services. A loan or a permanent exit are both options, with Villa expected to be open to offers for the forward over the coming months.

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### The Verdict: Right decision?

A £4m figure was included in the recent [report](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-norwich-plot-move-for-aston-villa-star-davis-amid-4m-reveal/), with Davis under [contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/keinan-davis/profil/spieler/412660) for a further two years. He has shown at Forest that he can become a regular goal scorer, however, things have never really worked out for him in the Midlands under both Smith and Gerrard.

The current Villa boss was thought to be a [big fan](https://twitter.com/villareport/status/1466024522386006021) of Davis when he arrived at Villa Park from Rangers, but he [never featured](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/keinan-davis/leistungsdaten/spieler/412660) under Gerrard and now looks set to move on.

On that basis, a permanent exit could be best for all involved over the coming months, so it could be one to keep a close eye on.

***In other news: [Gregg Evans: AVFC chiefs very excited over midfielder now set to sign at Villa Park](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-villans-excited-over-taylor-jay-hart/)***