Brennan Johnson announces return to Nottingham Forest for Champions League football

Since Brennan Johnson left Nottingham Forest to join Tottenham Hotspur, the two sides’ fortunes have flipped in the Premier League.

Ironically, former Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been the driving force behind Forest’s rise into Champions League contenders, leaving his former employers languishing in 13th in the process.

Forest sold Johnson to Spurs, and it’s fair to say they’ve used the money wisely, bringing in Anthony Elanga as his replacement for a fraction of the fee.

While Elanga has starred in the Forest squad this season, Spurs fans criticised Johnson on his Forest return in what has been a frustrating campaign for the Welshman, who hasn’t received universal love in London despite his 14 goals in all competitions.

However, Newcastle remain strongly interested in signing Elanga as their new star right winger, which has always kept Johnson in the back of the mind for Forest fans as a potential replacement for the Swedish international.

If this thought is to turn into a reality, though, one prominent Reds journalist has revealed one detail that could tempt Johnson back to the City Ground.

Brennan Johnson could return to Nottingham Forest for Champions League football

After the Premier League guaranteed a fifth Champions League spot, the chances of Forest claiming one of them look to be hard to bet against.

Team

MP

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1

Liverpool

29 21 7 1 42 70

2

Arsenal

28 15 10 3 28 55

3

Nottm Forest

28 15 6 7 12 51

4

Chelsea

28 14 7 7 17 49

5

Man City

28 14 5 9 15 47

6

Newcastle

28 14 5 9 9 47

Four points from consecutive games against Arsenal and Manchester City have left Espirito Santo’s side in a solid position that will surely have piqued the interest of Johnson.

According to Paul Taylor of The Athletic, who was conducting a Forest Q&A, this continental football factor could well see the 23-year-old back.

Taylor said: “I’d guess that he’d be more than happy to come back to Forest to play Champions League football, if they do manage to get themselves over the line for that, of course. in the famous Garribaldi.