Nottingham Forest have made an approach for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. The Bees value Wissa at far beyond the £22m reportedly offered by the Reds. BBC Sport can confirm the approach with Forest targeting competition for in-form striker Chris Wood,

Brentford have rejected Nottingham Forest ’s opening bid for Yoane Wissa. Forest are understood to have offered around £20million for the forward, but the Bees have no plans to sell the forward this month. Wissa is a long-term target for Forest, who were interested in a deal last summer and are expected to be undeterred by Brentford’s stance.

The report by David Ornstein on X (formerly Twitter) states that Forest have submitted a bid for Wissa, in the region of £22million as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of a Champions League push. However, their bid is 'significantly' below Brentford's valuation of the 28-year-old, and it will not be accepted.

Nottingham Forest have made an approach to sign Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. The Bees value Wissa at far beyond the £22m which was reportedly offered by Forest and will not accept bids in that price range despite their striker having just 18 months left to run on his current contract.

Nottingham Forest have submitted a £22million bid to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford. Forest’s proposal is significantly below Brentford’s valuation of the forward, whose current contract runs through to 2026.