Nottingham Forest defender Alex Iacovitti is being tracked by Aston Villa.

The Mirror says Aston Villa are monitoring Forest's talented Scottish U18 international centre-back Iacovitti.

The defender,17, is highly-rated at the City Ground after starring for their youth sides.

But Forest are under a transfer-embargo and struggling to retain their stars.

Iacovitti's former academy manager Kevin McDonald, who now works at Villa, is known to be an admirer.