Aston Villa target Brennan Johnson could cost £50m
Villa face paying up to £50million if they want to prise Brennan Johnson from Nottingham Forest.
The 22-year-old Wales international forward is on the club’s list of possible targets but will not be available on the cheap, with Forest having already rejected a £30m approach from Brentford.Villa boss Unai Emery has made adding a wide forward or winger a priority of the summer window. Leicester’s Harvey Barnes remains under consideration and would be available at a lower fee though he, like Johnson, has several other Premier League admirers.
Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams is another player Villa have considered but the 22-year-old is expected to commit his future to the Basque club for at least another season by signing a new contract.
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Manchester United make huge bid that could help Forest land Dean Henderson
Nottingham Forest are now waiting to discover if a Manchester United bid for Andre Onana has been successful in their quest to sign Dean Henderson. The Reds are prioritising the transfer of the 26-year-old who spent last season on loan at the City Ground.
The one-time England international trained with Manchester United yesterday. However, The Athletic have now claimed that Henderson is ready to move to Forest.
This will delight the Forest fan base. Since the end of last season, with Premier League survival secured, the faithful have been keeping everything crossed that Henderson returns on a permanent deal.
The situation with David de Gea has recently thrown a spanner in the works. He’s set to walk away from Old Trafford as a free agent and the Red Devils are prioritising a move for Inter stopper Onana.
Erik ten Hag has identified the goalkeeper as a replacement for De Gea. United have made an opening bid of £38.6 million for the stopper and they will await a response.
Henderson will train with United until Forest get the green light to sign him. It seems clear that he wants to move and now this report from The Athletic claims that the deal remains in place.
Forest deal for Henderson seemingly hinges on Onana
It’s no longer considered news that Forest have a deal in place for Henderson. Laurie Whitwell who reports this, however, does have his finger on the pulse at Old Trafford.
Forest will now be keeping a close eye on what is developing in terms of United’s goalkeeping situation; ready to land Henderson.
Henderson was brilliant for Forest last season. He kept six clean sheets in 20 appearances and also saved penalties from Harry Kane and Declan Rice.
Sander Berge called Henderson ‘insane’ when he played alongside him at Sheffield United. Hopefully, Henderson can earn even more rave reviews at the City Ground during the 2023/24 campaign.
Onana helped Inter reach the Champions League Final last season. Now, he might just hold the aces in terms of Forest landing one of their top summer targets in Henderson.
