USMNT star Gio Reyna has returned to training at Nottingham Forest and will be hoping to figure in a crucial Premier League clash with Luton.
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American has seen limited game timeInjury problem has held him backCreativity may come in usefulGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
The 21-year-old playmaker has sat out the Reds’ last two games – against Liverpool and Brighton – with an untimely injury. Fitness problems have prevented him from making the desired impact during a loan spell at the City Ground.
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Reyna has also faced fierce competition for places from the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Divock Origi, with the United States international seeing just 39 minutes of game time across four substitute appearances as a result.
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He has, however, been spotted back on the training field as Nuno Espirito Santo begins to piece together plans for a huge trip to Luton – with the Hatters currently perched just one place and three points below Forest in the Premier League relegation zone.
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Reyna’s creativity may come in handy at Kenilworth Road – potentially off the bench once again – with the American desperate to impress after opting to take on a new challenge in England when seeing a loan exit door open at Borussia Dortmund during the winter transfer window.