NOTTINGHAM Forest legend Kenny Burns is confident Barrie McKay can handle life in the Championship this term.
The winger has put pen to paper on a four-year deal at the City Ground as he has been reunited with Mark Warburton and David Weir. After keeping Forest in the Championship last term, Warburton is now reshaping his squad for his first full campaign in charge.
He faces a fight to hold on to highly rated attacker Ben Osborn after he was linked with a move to newly promoted Newcastle United. But former Scotland and Forest hero Burns reckons McKay has been signed to compliment the Forest forward line and not as a replacement for the England youth international.
“I don’t think the arrival of Barrie McKay at Forest means Ben Osborn could be on his way,” he said. “The pair might be able to play in the same positions, but that doesn’t mean Mark Warburton has brought in McKay from his old club Rangers as a replacement for Osborn, who has attracted interest from a few Premier League clubs.
“I’m sure there’s room in the team for both of them ... from what I’ve seen of McKay playing for Rangers, he looks a quality little player.”
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