GOOD NEWS;Nottingham Forest has finally announced the exit of Chris Wood as his replacement is confirm

Nottingham Forest need to sign a replacement for Chris Wood this summer – could a big-name striker be the answer?

Whatever the outcome of their remarkable chase for Champions League qualification, this will be a challenging and crucial summer at the City Ground. Recruit well and keep important players on the books, and perhaps Nottingham Forest could establish themselves as regular contenders for European places. Make the wrong signings, however…

Perhaps the single most important deal that Edu Gaspar and his transfer team negotiate in the coming transfer window will be the near-certain addition of a new striker. Forest have been utterly reliant on Chris Wood this season and while that hasn’t done them any harm yet, at 33 years of age it can’t be assumed that the goals will flow forever.

Forest need a forward who can both back Wood up and, when the time comes – and it won’t be so far in the future – replace him. It’s no surprise, then, to see them linked with a move which would have sounded unimaginable at the start of the season…

A new report from TBR Football suggests that Forest are among several Premier League sides in the market for Serbian striker Dušan Vlahović, not long ago considered to be one of the brightest attacking talents in the global game. With a frustrating spell at Juventus set to come to an end, however, he is very much on the market.

The report suggests that with just one year left to run on his contract at the Allianz Stadium, Vlahović could be available for as little as £25m. At that price, the 25-year-old would surely attract plenty of offers, although his wage demands are likely to be high given that Juventus are shopping him around because his expectations exceeded their opinion of his abilities.