Nottingham Forest owner: Why would we sell this player to Manchester United or Liverpool?

Brereton, whose first goal for Forest was a late winner against Aston Villa last Saturday, has been linked with a move away from the City Ground.

Liverpool failed with a £2.5million bid for the 17-year-old last month, while Manchester United have also been keeping tabs on the teenager.

Forest have sold a number of academy graduates in recent years including Oliver Burke, who joined RB Leipzig last August for £13m.

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But Al Hasawi has now played down speculation linking young striker Brereton with an exit.

Al Hasawi told the Nottingham Evening Post: "Why would we want to sell him?

"We have similar players coming through the academy.

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"We have invested money in the academy and Gary has done an amazing job, which is why we have good players coming through now.

"We have given Gary [Brazil] everything he has asked for and we now have some good players coming through as a result.

"We have very good players coming through, in fact and that is very positive for the future of the club. We want them to play here."

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