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title: "Leeds target James Garner stars in latest Nottingham Forest win"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2022-04-07T20:10:55Z"
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# Leeds target James Garner stars in latest Nottingham Forest win

**Leeds have recently been linked with Nottingham Forest loanee James Garner, and his performance against Coventry City on Wednesday evening will certainly have caught Victor Orta’s eye.**

This forms part of our ***Transfer Watch*** series, where we react to a performance from a current transfer target.

### The Lowdown: Leeds links

Garner, who is on loan at the City Ground from Manchester United, has been [linked](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10661289/Manchester-United-youngster-James-Garner-monitored-Leeds.html) with a move to Elland Road in recent weeks.

Leeds, and therefore Victor Orta, are thought to be monitoring the 21-year-old closely ahead of a possible summer swoop.

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Manchester United [may](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10661289/Manchester-United-youngster-James-Garner-monitored-Leeds.html) consider a permanent sale over the coming months, with Jesse Marsch looking to bolster his midfield options ahead of his first full season in charge.

### The Latest: Stunning display

Forest recorded a fourth successive Championship win on Wednesday to consolidate their place in the playoffs, defeating Coventry City 2-0. Garner was man of the match, as per [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/nottingham-forest-coventry-city/lso), recording a rating of 8.4/10.

The central midfielder scored Forest’s second on the hour mark and also registered five key passes (the most in the match), made four interceptions (second-most) and three tackles (third-most).

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### The Verdict: Sign

You’d expect that Garner’s display will have caught the eye of Orta given the recent transfer links, and should Forest fail in their push for promotion, a move for the Manchester United man over the summer could be a shrewd call.

Of course, the Red Devils will need to be willing to part ways with Garner on a permanent basis, and if they are, a move to Elland Road looks to make sense for all parties, banking the parent club a profit on a player far down the pecking order and granting the player first-team football in the top flight.

Marsch meanwhile has just [four](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leeds-united/kader/verein/399) senior midfield options at this moment in time, with [Garner](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-garner/leistungsdaten/spieler/505219) able to turn out as a defensive, central or attacking midfielder.

He could be the perfect partner for Kalvin Phillips in a double pivot next season, with also Garner showing an impressive eye for goal with his goal contributions now up to [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-garner/leistungsdaten/spieler/505219) in a Forest shirt.

***In other news: [‘Leeds fans won’t be happy…’ – Sky Sports man reacts to major update emerging from Elland Road](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/?p=392728&preview=true)***