Nottingham Forest 'confident' contract talks with key man to be 'tied up soon'

Nottingham Forest are reportedly 'confident' that talks with Brennan Johnson over a contract extension will be 'tied up soon'.

The 21-year-old completed his 66th match of the season while on international duty with Wales on Tuesday in what was a breakthrough season for club and country. Johnson finished the season on a high with back-to-back goals in Nations League matches against Belgium and the Netherlands.

Attention will now turn to club football and next season in the Premier League. Before the football kicks off in less than two months' time, Johnson's contract situation is one of the off-the-pitch issues that still remain unresolved at the City Ground.

Transfers journalist, Jacque Talbot, says Forest's confidence of completing a deal. "Told that Brennan Johnson is undergoing contract talks with Nottingham Forest following the conclusion of their promotion-earning season and the club are confident of getting the deal tied up soon," he tweeted on Saturday afternoon.

A host of Premier League clubs have been credited with an interest in the attacker throughout last season, with Manchester United most recently rumoured with Johnson. Brentford, Brighton and Hove Albion, Burnley, Crystal Palace, Everton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Newcastle United and Southampton have all been linked before, but much of this predated Forest's promotion to the top-flight through the Championship play-offs.