Nottingham Forest have let out-of-favour defender Alan Rogers leave the club by mutual consent.
The 29-year-old left back moved to Hull City on loan in January after a lack of first team football at The City Ground.
He impressed boss Peter Taylor at The KC Stadium and had been close to securing a permanent deal at the end of last season.
But the manager's departure to Crystal Palace in mid-June scuppered talk of a deal, and the player was forced to return to Nottingham.
The former England Under-21 international has therefore been allowed to leave the League One outfit after two-and-a-half years under contract there.
News of ex-Forest coach Frank Barlow's move the other way as caretaker manager of The Tigers, though, may reignite the speculation.
The 29-year-old left back moved to Hull City on loan in January after a lack of first team football at The City Ground.
He impressed boss Peter Taylor at The KC Stadium and had been close to securing a permanent deal at the end of last season.
But the manager's departure to Crystal Palace in mid-June scuppered talk of a deal, and the player was forced to return to Nottingham.
The former England Under-21 international has therefore been allowed to leave the League One outfit after two-and-a-half years under contract there.
News of ex-Forest coach Frank Barlow's move the other way as caretaker manager of The Tigers, though, may reignite the speculation.