CONFIRMED REPORT; Nottingham Forest has signed their dream player finally

Carlton Palmer has weighed in on Blackburn Rovers’ interest in Wigan Athletic’s Thelo Aasgaard, explaining that the Lancastrian side may be the perfect club for him.

Alan Nixon via his Patreon reported on Sunday that Nottingham Forest are targeting the attacking midfielder ahead of the January transfer window, while sources revealed to Football League World on Thursday that Rovers remain keen on making a deal for the Latics star.

Aasgaard has a £3m price-tag as per reports, with the League One team hoping to keep hold of one of their most crucial players next month as they look to fight against relegation to the fourth tier after a poor opening four months to the season.

Palmer makes Aasgaard, Blackburn verdict

Blackburn have had an outstanding first-half of the campaign, and are 5th in the Championship table, with five wins in the last five matches.

John Eustace has had great success since the summer, despite losing Sammie Szmodics to Ipswich Town, and they look like a team that is more complete after battling against relegation in 2023/24.

With their interest in Aasgaard still strong, player-turned-pundit, Palmer, has spoken exclusively to Football League World about Rovers’ chances of signing the young talent.

“Blackburn Rovers are having a fantastic season under John Eustace, and he’s looking to strengthen his squad for the second part of the season and kick on,” he started.

“They’re in 5th place, a play-off position, so they’re looking to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window to continue their assault and end up in the play-offs or better at the end of the season.

“One player they’re casting their eye over is Wigan Athletic’s Thelo Aasgaard. He’s attracting a lot of attention from a lot of football clubs. Nottingham Forest are said to be really keen on the attacking midfield player. He’s highly regarded and is a Norwegian Under-21 international.