Brennan Johnson signs new four-year contract with Nottingham Forest

Wales international Brennan Johnson has signed a new four-year contract with Premier League newcomers Nottingham Forest.

Johnson, 21, scored 19 goals for Forest last season to help them earn promotion via the play-offs and reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and then went on to help Wales reach their first World Cup finals in 64 years before bagging his first international goal against Belgium last month.

All that came in his first full season in the Forest squad after the academy graduate spent the previous campaign on loan at Lincoln.

He attracted attention from Premier League clubs in January but can now fulfil his top-flight ambitions with his hometown club.

'Brennan was instrumental in our success last year and he's got the potential to make a big impact in our return to the Premier League,' Forest head coach Steve Cooper said.

'He's spent his entire footballing life with Nottingham Forest and everyone at the club is very proud at what he's achieved to date. However, at just 21-years-old, his best days are ahead of him and he has a very high ceiling at what he could achieve.

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