Sky Sports reporter says he was ‘told’ Nottingham Forest confident of signing £40m star

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Nottingham Forest are working hard behind the scenes to try and add to the squad ahead of the transfer deadline

Evangelos Marinakis is keen to land a new forward. The Reds have Chris Wood as the club’s top goalscorer, with Taiwo Awoniyi backing him up from the bench.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is now out injured indefinitely it would seem. As a result, at least one forward will be targeted before the window closes – if not two!

Forest like the look of Matheus Cunha. However, he’s valued at around £70 million this summer and with that in mind, it’s highly unlikely that he will be leaving Wolves in the midst of a relegation battle.

Another name on the shortlist at Forest is a Premier League striker. Yoane Wissa was coy when quizzed on Forest earlier this week nad perhaps this is a name that shouldn’t be discounted.

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Nottingham Forest expect to sign Yoane Wissa

The Brentford player has scored 11 times during the 2024/25 campaign. He’s very much the main source of goals from the final third for the Bees and Thomas Frank doesn’t want to lose him.

Forest are looking at a number of players ahead of the deadline. Now, some information has come to light on Wissa and one Sky Sports reporter has been told some news from a source at the City Ground.

Rob Jones explained: “As for Yoane Wissa, it’s quite interesting. I was at the Nottingham Forest game, eleven days ago when they beat Southampton 3-2 and had a conversation that day and someone told me that Forest were really confident of getting Yoane Wissa over the line between that day and the deadline on Monday.

“In contrast, if you listen to Thomas Frank speak that’s maybe not the case, he was asked last week about Wissa and he said from his perspective Wissa is not for sale.”

Wissa would be quality but Forest shouldn’t overspend

PSR has crippled the Premier League when it comes to the January transfer window. Fewer clubs are doing proper business amid fears of breaching the relevant spending cap.

Forest fall into that category. Having been deducted four points last season, the Reds have worked hard to get back on an even keel and won’t be overspending this month.

Wissa would be a quality addition to the Forest ranks. He’s a striker who knows the Premier League and as a result, there would be very little in the way of a settling-in period.

With just a year to run on his contract – plus the option of another year – Forest have to make sure they don’t overspend on Wissa before the deadline.

Forest are in a good place financially and in the league table. Wissa would be quality for the Reds but it’s a signing that can be revisited in the summer should it come to that.