“I lean towards Leicester City or Brentford” – The next best career move for Brennan Johnson? The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Brennan Johnson has had fantastic season in 2021 and things could get even better for the 20-year-old in the coming weeks as Nottingham Forest look to compete for promotion via the play-offs.

The 20-year-old has 15 goals and nine assists in 42 Championship appearances this campaign which has attracted the interest of a number of clubs.

Villareal are the latest club to be linked to the talented Welsh international, and other clubs name-dropped as holding an interest in the EFL’s young player of the year are said to be Brentford, Leicester City, Everton and Newcastle United.

With that being said, we asked some of our writers here at FLW for their verdict on the next best destination for Brennan Johnson – be it one of the above clubs, or remaining at Nottingham Forest for a little while longer.

Unless Forest secure promotion to the Premier League next month, Brennan Johnson may find it beneficial to seek a move away from the club as it is fair to say that he is already too good to be playing his football in the Championship again next season.

A stand-out performer at this level, Johnson has stepped up his performances since the turn of the year as he has managed to find the back of the net on 10 occasions in his last 17 league appearances.

Newcastle United may prove to be the ideal destination for the Wales international this summer as he could turn out to be a significant upgrade on the likes of Miguel Almiron, Jacob Murphy and Ryan Fraser who have all lacked consistency this season.

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