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Nottingham Forest have opened contract talks with in-form midfielder Ryan Yates as they also battle to keep in-demand Brennan Johnson this summer.

Forest aces Yates and Johnson will only have one year left on their contracts this summer .

The duo have both shone for Steve Cooper’s side in their rise up the Championship.

Yates,24, who is 6ft 3in, has made 31 League appearances and scored four goals in central midfield.

While Welsh international Johnson,20, has been in brilliant form this term with 10 goals and six assists in the League which has sparked interest from Brentford and Spurs.

The pair's futures are now coming into focus ahead of a potentially decisive summer.

Forest want to tie Yates down on a new three-year deal to avoid losing him in the summer in a cut-price exit after he last signed a contract back in 2019.

The club’s young American CEO Dane Murphy is spearheading a move to tie down their best talent with Johnson a priority.

Premier League Brentford unsuccessfully tried to sign attacking ace Johnson in January.

Now Johnson’s father, David, the former Forest striker, has