{"id":628237,"date":"2023-09-01T08:03:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628237"},"modified":"2023-09-01T08:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:03:20","slug":"tottenham-brennan-johnson-nottingham-forest-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/tottenham-brennan-johnson-nottingham-forest-close\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Later Today\u2019: Tottenham have Received Green Light to Sign \u2018Fantastic\u2019 Star: Negotiations now \u2018Advancing\u2019 With Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the signing of Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson with the deal &#8220;advancing&#8221; and &#8220;almost there\u2019&#8221; as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697544582685196528\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soccer_game_player_score_goal_first\/536575&#8243; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Tottenham Pushing for Deal for Brennan Johnson\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Agreement With Forest Expected Soon<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to Romano, Spurs and Forest are expected to reach an agreement over the signing of Johnson on a permanent transfer. Both clubs are looking to get the move over the line before the transfer window slams shut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: What Tottenham Needs on Deadline Day<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Postecoglou&#039;s Demands - What Tottenham Hotspurs&#039; Deadline Day Looks Like\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NHwGw5lOLU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Welsh forward has already given the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697534617308311723\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">&#8220;green light&#8221;<\/span><\/a> to the move with the North London club hoping he can be a key part of their fight for European football under the exciting guidance of Ange Postecoglou. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Johnson Always Considered a \u2018Priority\u2019 by Spurs<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite opening negotiations for Barcelona winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/tottenham-brennan-johnson-ansu-fati-transfers-b2402066.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ansu Fati<\/a>, Johnson remained the priority for Postecoglou\u2019s side. The 21-year-old was crucial in Nottingham Forest\u2019s survival in the Premier League last season, as he featured in all 38 matches, scoring eight goals and adding three assists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/closing-in-brighton-ansu-fati\/#:~:text=Fabrizio%20Romano%20has%20reported%20that,2023\/24%20Premier%20League%20season.\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2018Closing In\u2019: Romano Reports Brighton Win Race for In-Demand Forward<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the season prior, Johnson also played in all 46 Championship matches for Forest. His manager Steve Cooper described the Welsh international as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghamforest.news\/2023\/02\/07\/steve-cooper-heaps-praise-on-nottingham-forest-star-brennan-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2018fantastic player\u2019<\/span><\/a> earlier this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Competition for Signature <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Postecoglou\u2019s side are not the only club who have looked at Johnson over the course of this window. So far Forest have been able to fend off a \u00a335 million offer from <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4729045\/2023\/07\/28\/brennan-johnson-brentford-transfer-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Brentford<\/span><\/a> as well as interest from fellow West London side <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/08\/28\/why-chelsea-pulled-out-of-race-to-sign-tottenham-target-brennan-johnson-19405026\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a>.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Spurs, however, are set to finally break the club&#8217;s resolve and confirm a deal for the young prospect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/28\/tottenham-open-brennan-johnson-talks\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2018Postecoglou\u2019s No.1 Target\u2019: Tottenham Now Ready to Make Late Push for \u00a350 Million Rated \u2018Incredible Talent\u2019 <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Impact on Both Clubs<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Forest have already secured their replacement for Johnson with Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi currently undertaking his medical at the Nottingham Forest training ground. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Although not a direct like-for-like, Hudson-Odoi can provide the pace to complement main striker Taiwo Awoniyi, as Johnson did so well last season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/callum-hudson-odoi-chelsea-nottingham-forest\/\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"s2\">\u2018Medical Booked\u2019: Chelsea Now Set to Lose \u2018Spectacular\u2019 Attacker to Premier League Side<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As for Spurs, despite a brilliant start to the campaign, there had been concerns over their firepower up front. Richarlison is yet to get off the mark in the Premier League this season. Johnson could offer the threat and link-up play needed under Postecoglou and could displace the Brazillian international from the side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on the signing of Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson with the deal &#8220;advancing&#8221; and &#8220;almost there\u2019&#8221; as reported by Fabrizio Romano. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soccer_game_player_score_goal_first\/536575&#8243; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;] Tottenham Pushing for Deal for Brennan Johnson\u00a0 Agreement With Forest Expected Soon According to Romano, Spurs and Forest are expected to reach an agreement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4704,"featured_media":626587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4475,3,7188],"tags":[6717,8664,7466],"class_list":["post-628237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tottenham","category-nottingham-forest","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-brennan-johnson","tag-nottingham-forest-transfer-rumours","tag-tottenham-hotspur-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Brendan Pridmore","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4704"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}