Gio Reyna is back! USMNT star returns to Nottingham Forest training in time to stake claim for minutes in crucial Premier League relegation battle with Luton

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 time
• Injury problem has held him back
• Creativity may come in useful

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  WHAT 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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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  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.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  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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• WHAT NEXT FOR REYNA?

  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.