West Ham have once again been named as potential suitors for Nottingham Forest starlet Brennan Johnson.
The 20-year-old has enjoyed a breakthrough year in the Championship and is attracting plenty of attention as a result.
Everton, Newcastle United and Brentford are the latest clubs tipped to rival the Hammers for the exciting youngster’s signature.
That’s according to a report from the Daily Mail, as cited by Soccer Talk on Twitter.
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The report claims clubs are ‘queuing up’ to land the seven cap Wales ace as Forest place a £20million valuation on their asset.
So far this season Johnson – described as a ‘livewire’ by Wales Online – has scored five times and provided four assists in 23 league appearances.
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Valued at £900,000 and under contract at the City Ground until 2023 (Transfermarkt), paying the mooted £20million fee would be a huge outlay for the attacking midfielder.
Whilst on loan at Lincoln City in 2020/21, the talented Nottingham-born starlet scored 10 and provided 14 assists in 40 League One outings.
Albeit clearly a player boasting immense potential, David Moyes is relatively blessed in the forward-thinking midfielder department at present and perhaps funds would be wiser spent elsewhere.
