Whether Forest increase their bid to sign Wissa remains to be seen, but there's no denying just how much of an impact he could make in the second half of the campaign. Given the fact that the Brentford man also has the same agent as Morgan Gibbs-White, personal terms could be easier than they otherwise would have been to agree.
The form of Chris Wood has spearheaded their charge up the table, with the New Zealand international scoring his 14th goal of the season against the Saints to help them to their seventh win in their last eight games, form that has them in the mix for a shock Premier League title charge.
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Forest have been persevering with an interesting throw-in routine this season - and it resulted in a goal against Southampton on Sunday
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Nottingham Forest held on for a huge win as they beat Southampton 3-2 at the City Ground on Sunday. Elliott Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood had Forest 3-0 up at half time as they were ruthless.
Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood has signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the Premier League club through the 2026-27 season.
Tavares, described as 'incredible, also spent last season on loan at Forest, and so he is well known to the club's support, but the club failed to activate his £12million option-to-buy clause, and they could now return for his services after a strong year in the Italian capital.
Nottingham Forest fend off Southampton to maintain unlikely title push - Reds race to three-goal lead at half time, with Saints’ second-half fightback falling just short