Nottingham Forest have been credited with an ambitious move to sign a new striker this summer as Nuno Espírito Santo looks to bolster his ranks ahead of the upcoming Premier League campaign.
Nottingham Forest need goals
After securing Premier League survival on the final day of last season, Forest have been cautious with their spending this summer by recent standards. The signings of Elliot Anderson and Nikola Milenkovic set the club back nearly £50m, but otherwise they were relatively thrifty.
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Elliot Andersson
35 million pounds
Nikola Milenkovic
12 million pounds
Jota Silva
6 million pounds
Marko Stamenič
£4.6 million
Carlos Miguel
3.3 million pounds
Eric da Silva Moreira
1 million pounds
That means they still haven’t solved their goalscoring problem, with only Burnley, Everton and Sheffield United scoring fewer goals than the City Ground side last season, a haul boosted by the excellent form of Chris Wood.
Taiwo Awoniyi is highly rated in League One but has yet to string together a run of appearances for the Reds in his two seasons at the club. The Nigerian managed just 12 Premier League appearances in 2023/24 after making 17 starts in his debut campaign.
As a result, the striker is likely to be on their transfer wish list between now and the end of the summer transfer window, which closes on August 30, two weeks after the start of the new season.
Nottingham Forest are making contact over an ambitious move
It has now been reported that Forest have made contact over a bold move for Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez. The 23-year-old striker wowed Eredivisie fans last season, scoring 23 goals in 30 games, a return which saw him linked with a move to the Premier League amid reports of interest from the likes of Tottenham and Arsenal.
“Gimenez is really fantastic,” said Feyenoord icon Mario Been after an extremely strong performance. “He didn’t even touch the ball before his first goal, but it was a great finish.”
Arsenal’s interest in the £29,000-a-week ace has otherwise cooled while Tottenham continue their deal to sign Dominic Solanke, which would also rule them out of any race for the Feyenoord man.
This allowed other clubs to seal the deal, with journalist Martijn Krabbendam claiming that Nottingham Forest have signed the Mexican forward.
“There is little interest in Giménez, Nottingham Forest called,” he explained, although he added that Gimenez might be looking for a bigger club if he were to leave Feyenoord this summer.
“I can’t imagine Giménez would like it, or the amount must be huge. Rumor has it that it will, and it still can. Giménez will also have to be sold at some point.”
A move for Gimenez, who transfermarkt values at a staggering £34m, would certainly make a statement of intent for Forest, who have already shown in Sangare that they are willing to bring in talent from the Dutch league if they believe it to be the case. good business.