Tottenham ready to move for Forest forward as they look to bolster their attack following Harry Kane’s departure.
Tottenham are set to open talks over a move for Nottingham Forest’s £50million rated forward Brennan Johnson with a view to completing a deal this week.
The Wales international is emerging as a serious target for Tottenham, who are preparing for a late flurry of business before Friday night’s transfer deadline.
Johnson’s future at Forest has been uncertain throughout the summer and Tottenham are ready to move for the 22-year-old, who has attracted interest from other Premier League clubs including Chelsea, West Ham, Aston Villa and Brentford this summer.
Tottenham have already signed England international James Maddison and Manor Solomon this summer, while also completing a permanent deal for Dejan Kulusevski, but are still in the market for more attacking players after the sale of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich.
Tottenham could offer cash plus players, with centre-half Davinson Sanchez and winger Bryan Gil likely to be two players who could be part of any deal.
Johnson is rated at over £50million by Forest, who have already rejected two offers from Brentford over the summer, but Tottenham hope an offer of £40million plus guaranteed instalments will be enough.
As reported by Telegraph Sport last month, Brentford’s second proposal of £35million was instantly turned down by Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Johnson was one of Forest’s stand-out performers as the club secured Premier League survival last season, scoring eight goals and contributing three assists.
Forest are reluctant to sell the homegrown talent but could use the money to fund their own search for new signings.
PSV Eindhoven’s defensive midfielder Ibrahim Sangare is a priority target but the £32million release clause has proved problematic.
Sangare also has interest from bigger clubs and Forest know they will have to produce an outstanding sales pitch to convince him to join, but the money generated from Johnson’s sale could improve their negotiating power.
Forest have also held talks with Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi and have an interest in Manchester City’s England under-21 captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
They are also keen to trim their squad, with Jonjo Shelvey, Emmanuel Dennis, Remo Freuler, Lewis O’Brien, Jonathan Panzo, Loic Mbe Soh and Ethan Horvath set to leave before the end of this week
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