West Ham are considering a move for the £45m Premier League star, who is also popular at Tottenham
Nottingham Forest’s Brennan Johnson (left) and Arsenal’s William Saliba (right)As Manchester City intensify their interest in Lucas Paqueta, West Ham are considering a move for Brennan Johnson from Nottingham Forest.Pep Guardiola’s side have been tipped to sign Paqueta as Fabrizio Romano recently confirmed the Premier League champions will make a new offer.West Ham turned down Man City’s £70million opening offer but their next offer could be enough to secure a deal.
TheHammers already have plenty of money to play after selling Declan Rice to Arsenal for £105million earlier in the window.With the additional funds Paqueta will bring, David Moyes already has a few attacking buffs in sight. According to Jacob Steinberg, the Hammers are considering leaving Johnson as the club prepares for a new offer from Man City for Paqueta.Johnson had a great season for Nottingham Forest last term and was crucial in their fight for survival.The Welsh striker scored eight goals and provided three assists in the Premier League last season.Brentford tried to sign the 22-year-old earlier this summer, but with a £35m bid they fell through.It is believed that an offer of around £45m could be enough for Forest to earn some money. Johnson’s contract with the City Ground runs until 2026 and to date he has been with Forest for his entire professional career.Along with West Ham, Tottenham are also reportedly interested as they look for reinforcements up front to compensate for the loss of Harry Kane.West Ham are not only considering Johnson but are also in the running to sign Ajax playmaker Mohammed Kudus.”West Ham are starting the first negotiations to sign Mohammed Kudus, a priority target if Lucas Paqueta were to leave Manchester City,” Romano confirmed.”Positive talk from players, Kudus open to move – still waiting to approach Ajax as deal depends on Paqueta.”Kudus scored 18 goals in all competitions for Ajax last season and would be a great addition to David Moyes’ squad.