Nottingham Forest hopes of signing Premier League star increase as club registers £35m loss

Nottingham Forest will always looking for an opportunity to capitalise upon in the transfer window and one may have just appeared around one of Evangelos Marinakis’ top targets.

The January transfer window proved that it is no secret that Marinakis is desperate to improve one position in particular, as Forest will target a striker in the summer having spent all of January in pursuit of support for Chris Wood.

Wood arguably eased any concerns Nuno Espirito Santo might have about the position when he scored a hattrick against Brighton, leading to Wood receiving praise from Jude Bellingham.

Even Marco Silva hailed Wood’s performance against Fulham on Saturday despite the defeat, making it clear that if Forest are to spend money to support Wood, the incoming striker must have a level of quality that can match the New Zealand international.

This quality will obviously come at quite a cost but with Forest registering a £16m net spend this season, there is room to manoeuvre for the right target, who may have just been made easier to attain based on the latest financial update from his current club.

Brentford post loss amid Nottingham Forest’s interest in Yoane Wissa

Forest will benefit from PSR rules being extended as their £67m loss from the 2022/23 season will be removed from consideration, giving Marinakis a window to spend to improve Espirito Santo’s Forest squad.

A striker seems the most likely position to spend on and Yoane Wissa’s links with Forest could well return in the summer. This is especially likely given that Wissa’s parent club, Brentford, have just published their official accounts for the previous year.

According to the official Brentford website, the club’s operating loss was £29.2m but when football finance expert, Kieran Maguire, looked into the numbers, the loss was even bigger.