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Nottingham Forest have signed Gary Gardner on loan from Aston Villa.

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Nottingham Forest have signed midfielder Gary Gardner on loan from Aston Villa until the end of the season. Gardner is reunited with Forest boss Stuart Pearce, who handed the 22-year-old five caps for England Under-21's during his time in charge. He is the second signing Forest have made using their £250,000 Sky Bet Transfer Fund after also capturing Chelsea defender Todd Kane on loan from Chelsea this week. Gary Gardner becomes the second player to arrive at Forest following their Sky Bet Transfer Fund winfall . Chelsea defender Todd Kane joined Pearce's side on loan earlier in the window following the £250,000 scoop . Gardner has made just five first-team starts for Villa and has just returned from a loan spell in the Championship at Brighton, scoring twice in 20 appearances. Pearce said: "We are delighted Gary has agreed to join us until the end of the season. His ability and character will be essential between now and the end of the season." Gardner will be available for Saturday's home clash with Sheffield Wednesday, where he had a brief loan spell last season. He said: "It's a great club and I'm relishing the opportunity. I can't wait to get going and help the club in their pursuit of promotion." Pearce's side currently sit nine points adrift of the play-off places and are without a win in six league games .