Forest’s Johnson close to signing new 4-year contract

 

Brennan Johnson is reportedly close to penning a new four-year contract with Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

The Wales international came through the Forest youth academy and made his first-team debut for the club at the age of 18.

Spurs are being competent in their transfer business and it all feels very unusual

He played a crucial part in the Reds’ promotion-winning campaign last term, scoring 16 goals and providing nine assists in the Championship.

Nottingham Forest went up via the play-offs after beating Huddersfield Town at Wembley.

As the player prepares for his first season in the top flight, there was a question mark over his future given the fact his contract expires next year.

However, multiple reports, including from The Athletic, claim Johnson is set to extend his contract with the City Ground club.

The club has ‘held positive negotiations’ with the 21-year-old over a new deal.

‘Some final details are still to be ironed out’, however, an ‘agreement’ is ‘very much close’.

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Brennan Johnson is set to sign a new contract with #nffc ahead of the new Premier League season. Terms now agreed with the club on a long-term deal for the Wales international. Huge boost for Forest as there has been interest from other PL clubs..

Several Premier League clubs were interested in signing Johnson, including Newcastle United, Leeds United and Brentford.

Forest have completed one signing so far this summer, and it was a club-record deal as they brought in Taiwo Awoniyi for £17.2m. The 24-year-old joined from Bundesliga club Union Berlin on a five-year deal.