Nottingham Forest are trying hard behind the scenes to sign an attacking player before the transfer window closes in early February.

It will very much be a case of quality over quantity for Nuno Espirito Santo this month, with Forest sitting in third place in the Premier League table at the moment.

	Team	MP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
3	Nottm Forest	21	12	5	4	10	41

Taiwo Awoniyi has been linked with a move to West Ham this month. The striker has struggled for game time with Chris Wood among the goals and that has hampered his performance levels.

Evangelos Marinakis does want to see a striker added to the ranks this month. However, it’s unlikely that the club will do anything outrageous with results going so well on the pitch.

Nottingham Forest given green light to sign Marcus Edwards

The Reds need to ensure that they’re in a position to sign a player or two as the window dwindles to a close and it would appear that work is being done behind the scenes.

Forest have been linked with Marcus Edwards this month. He’s fallen out of favour at Sporting CP and according to Record in Portugal, the club are desperate to get rid of him before the window closes.

It’s claimed that they’re now at the point where they don’t care how he leaves. That has opened the door for a possible loan deal, whilst bids around £7-10 million would now be placed under consideration.

Edwards has only featured 10 times this season, scoring three goals. He’s been with Sporting CP since 2022 when he left Portuguese outfit Vitoria Guimaraes.

Edwards could be ideal for Forest

The beauty of signing Edwards is that it would give Forest something that they don’t currently have. Forest have some brilliant wingers but none of them possess a genuine ability to chop inside on their left foot.

Edwards is a left-footed player and has been compared to Lionel Messi previously. He came through the academy ranks with Tottenham but played just one game during his time at the club under Mauricio Pochettino.

Edwards might not be in the best of form right now and for whatever reason things aren’t working out at Sporting. However, he’s not a bad player and at 24-years-old, he certainly first the profile for what Forest have tried to do over the last 18 months.

Nottingham Forest stunned as Europa League club claim they won’t sell £16.5m attacker

Nottingham Forest are going in search of a new player or two during the January transfer window with a new talisman very much the order of the day.

Chris Wood is on fire this season, scoring 13 goals so far and is just one short of last season’s total. Behind him, however, Taiwo Awoniyi is wanted by West Ham and an attacker is being sought as a possible alternative.

Evangelos Marinakis is keen to bring a new striker to Forest before the window closes. If Awoniyi does remain at the club it wouldn’t be the end of the world but it would appear that he’s keen to play some football.

Signing players in January is never easy and signing a striker capable of coming in and making an impact whilst not being the first choice will be borderline impossible.

Nottingham Forest receive update on bid to sign Baris Yilmaz

It’s no secret that Forest have been looking at Yilmaz. Scouts have been in attendance at Galatasaray matches for a while with the Turkey international identified as a potential target.

However, signing looks to be tricky, with Fotospor now claiming that the Turkish giants aren’t going to be welcoming any offers this month with Lazio also in the mix to sign him.

Given the complexity of this deal and the player’s desire, Forest might have to wait until the summer for this one. Yilmaz might not yet be convinced by the club’s European credentials and qualification might need securing first.

Yilmaz, 24, has scored 11 goals in 28 appearances this season, registering one assist. He typically operates out wide but has proved this season that he’s comfortable through the middle too.

It was widely claimed that Forest would offer £16.5m to sign Yilmaz. However, that might not be enough to tempt Galatasaray into a sale before the current window closes.

Yilmaz would be quality addition for Forest

This would be the sort of signing that fans would be able to get behind. Yilmaz is a very talented player and his versatile approach would make him ideal for Nuno Espirito Santo.

It’s perhaps a shame that Forest won’t be able to get this one done until the summer. Indeed, if the club are desperately keen to sign someone before the window shuts, perhaps another attempt isn’t completely off the cards.

Yilmaz fits the profile of the type of player that Forest have been trying to sign. At 24, he’d retain significant resale value and he’d be arriving in England with his best days firmly ahead of him.