Forest rival Liverpool for England U19 striker

Nottingham Forest are set to go head-to-head with Liverpool for the signing of Crystal Palace sensation Victor Moses.

The highly-rated Crystal Palace winger has been widely tipped to leave Selhurst Park in January with a host of clubs believed to be monitoring his situation including Barcelona and German club Hoffenheim.

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is known to be keen on signing the 19-year-old to bolster his strike force after the departure of Andriy Voronin to Dinamo Moscow.

However, Forest could beat the Reds to the player's signature after making a bid of £3million for the England U19 international.

Moses is one of the hottest young properties in English football and Eagles boss Neil Warnock has admitted that Moses likely to leave the club.

So far this season Victor Moses has scored five goals in 17 league appearances for Crystal Palace.

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