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Forest hope for Commons

13 Jun 2007 - 14:49:39

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Nottingham Forest boss Colin Calderwood is hoping the arrival of Neil Lennon will persuade Kris Commons to remain at the City Ground.

Commons is out of contract next month but Calderwood believes the ambition the club has shown in landing the veteran former Celtic midfielder could tempt the winger to pledge his future.

The 23-year-old is still considering a new contract offer made after the club missed out on promotion to the Championship.

"The next player we want to sign is Kris Commons, who has said he will give us his answer in the next couple of days," the Forest boss told the club's official website.

"That's why we actually went out to Portugal to get Neil to sign the papers and show Kris that he could be involved in a group of players that will be improved in terms of experience and quality."