article_snippet: Nottingham Forest are keen to turn Gary Gardner loan move from Aston Villa into a permanent one.
article_snippet: Under 21 international scored a spectacular goal for Nottingham Forest on Saturday to cap their 3-0 win over Reading and has impressed during his time at the City Ground.
article_snippet: Gary Gardner has been a key figure in Dougie Freedman's revival which has seen Nottingham Forest win five and draw one of their last six games, scoring 19 goals in the process and climbing to ninth in the table, ten points off the play-off positions.
article_snippet: Gardner, who has been capped by England from U17 level through to U21, was touted as one of the game's best prospects but a couple of cruciate ligament injuries derailed a couple of cruciate ligament injuries progress.
highlights_snippet: Gary Gardner scored in Nottingham Forest's 3-0 win over Reading .
  
highlights_snippet: 22-year-old has represented England from Under 17 level through to U21 .
  