Opinion: Interested Spanish club could be ideal destination for Nottingham Forest man if he is to move on this summer

By now, news of transfer interest in Nottingham Forest winger Brennan Johnson is unlikely to come as much of a surprise to anyone familiar with the Championship.

Johnson has been a key figure in Forest’s remarkable rise since the appointment of Steve Cooper as manager in September.

The Wales international has scored 15 goals and provided ten assists in 42 league games this season, to help turn Forest from basement dwellers to automatic promotion contenders in a matter of months.

At 20-years-old, Johnson also has the vast majority of his career ahead of him, meaning he is an obvious target for clubs looking to secure the future of a long term asset.

Indeed, that has already been the case, with a number of Premier League clubs heavily linked with the winger in the January transfer window.

However, Johnson has remained a Forest player for the time being, but with little more than a year to go on his contract at The City Ground, he does look to be an obvious target for top-flight clubs to aim for in the summer.

But while up until now, that interest has come from the Premier League, it appears Johnson’s appeal is starting to grow even further, with reports from The Independent this week claiming that La Liga outfit Villarreal are also interested in the winger.

Now although that may seem a less obvious move than a step up to the Premier League next season for Johnson, it is hard not to feel as though it is a move that should be worth considering for the Welshman.

For starters, even coming from the Championship, Johnson should be confident about getting the opportunities he needs should he make the switch to El Madrigal.

Arnaut Danjuma made a similar switch to Villarreal last summer, after impressing in a similar wide role to