Nottingham Forest accepts swap deal for £21m goal machine over Arsenal and Wolves
£21m goal machine gives Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Ipswich the green light to make January move
Nottingham Forest could well go in search of a new striker during the January transfer window.
That isn’t anything to do with what Chris Wood might have done with the New Zealand striker bagging 12 goals during the first 20 games of the campaign.
Shay Given has given Wood a new nickname this season but competition is in short supply on Trentside when it comes to players who can lead the line.
Taiwo Awoniyi was praised by Jamie Carragher on Monday but the fact remains that his goal against Wolves is the only strike he’s managed across the 2024/25 season.
Competition isn’t overly forthcoming for Wood and Awoniyi so with that in mind, it remains a subject of discussion that Forest might look to land another striker.
Igor Jesus of Botafogo reacts during the FIFA Derby of the Americas match between Botafogo v C.F. Pachuca on December 11, 2024 in Doha, Qatar.
Igor Jesus gives green light to Nottingham Forest move
According to The Sun, the Botafogo striker has now given the green light for Premier League clubs to move amid links with Forest.
The Reds aren’t the only club vying to sign the striker who is valued at £21 million, with Fulham boss Marco Silva and Ipswich also keen to land him before the window closed.
A 23-year-old striker, Jesus has bagged 56 goals in 168 appearances for his current club who were crowned Brazilian champions for the first time this season.
It was claimed recently that Arsenal wanted Jesus but Botafogo weren’t keen on letting him leave on loan which was the type of deal that the Gunners had pushed for.
Jesus fits the profile that Forest will look for
Bizarrely, Forest won’t want a striker to come in who is going to complain about a lack of first-team football given how well Wood is playing.
The 33-year-old is going to remain as the team’s main talisman and if a striker comes in it needs to be someone who can provide something different.
Jesus is a player who would have to prove himself in England and with Forest going well in the league, the pressure would be off to a certain extent.
At 23, he has bags of time on his side and the Brazilian talisman looks like the sort of player who the recruitment team will view as having the perfect profile.
