Report: Club ‘most keen on’ Nottm Forest man, FL rivals ‘willing to pay’ £2m – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Brennan Johnson has an uncertain future at Nottingham Forest as he has interest from Brentford, Leeds United and Leicester City while being at a club that need to sell valuable assets to balance the books.
The Athletic say Barnsley are the latest side to enter the transfer race and are ‘most keen on’ the 20-year-old out of all the interested parties. They’re ‘willing to pay’ up to £2m for Johnson, but that may not be enough for Forest to accept.
The Welsh international, who was born in Nottingham, rose through the youth ranks to Forest’s first-team in 2020, going on to make eight appearances in all competitions. But as Johnson couldn’t be promised regular playing time last season, he was loaned out to Lincoln City to get consistent first-team football.
The move worked brilliantly as he scored 13 goals and made 14 assists in 48 games for the Imps. Johnson has represented Wales twice off the back of his domestic form and returns to Forest as a player who could now take the Championship by storm.
That’s exactly why Barnsley are paying attention, but they may have to put up more money if they want to lure Johnson away from the City Ground.
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Johnson is coming off the back of an outstanding breakthrough season in League One, but Forest’s financial situation could see them lose a real prospect before they’ve had a chance to benefit from his brilliance.
Whether he joins Barnsley this summer remains to be seen, but the fact the 20-year-old has interest from three Premier League sides speaks volumes about his development.
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