Nottingham Forest keen on signing £100k-a-week “monster” who could cost £0

Nottingham Forest are now interested in signing a £100k-p/w striker in 2025, according to a new report.

Forest’s strong start

Forest have surpassed expectations so far this season, having collected 22 points from their opening 13 Premier League games, and Chris Wood has led the line in talismanic fashion, with nine goals to his name already.

After such a strong start, it may be unnecessary for Nuno Espirito Santo to spend big in the January transfer window, but he may want to add a little extra firepower to his frontline, given that over half of his side’s 16 Premier League goals have been scored by one player.

Recently, it emerged that Forest are ready to bid over £19m to sign Corinthians forward Yuri Alberto, and the upcoming transfer window coincides with the end of the Brazilian league season, meaning a deal could be a possibility.

Marwan Al-Sahafi, who currently plies his trade at Al-Ittihad, is also an option for the Tricky Trees, having earned a cap for his national side following a good run of form on loan at Belgian side Beerschot.

It is clear that Nuno is keen on a new attacker of some description, and there are now reports linking his side with a move for a player from much closer to home, with Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin said to be on Forest’s radar.

That is according to reports from Spain, which suggest that Premier League clubs are queuing up for the Everton striker, with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur also keen to bolster their attack alongside the Reds.

The striker, who earns £100k-p/w, is so far refusing to sign a new deal to extend his stay at Goodison Park, meaning his current employers may be forced to cash-in this winter, or risking him leaving on a free when his contract expires in June, potentially to Forest.