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Nottingham Forest transfer news: Fabrizio Romano shares Chris Wood update

Giuseppe Labellarte

Thu 19 January 2023 20:45, UK

Nottingham Forest are closing in on the initial loan signing of Newcastle United forward Chris Wood💮.

On Thursd🍰ay evening, F♊abrizio Romano took to Twitter to declare “here we go confirmed” on the deal.

Wood will join the City Ground side on a loan deal which includes an obligation to buy clause, wroꩵte Romano.

The Newcastle striker was set to undergo medi𒆙ꦅcal tests and sign the contract “in the next hours”, he added.

Forest have beate💧n a number of Premier League clubs to the signing of Wood, according to 💛.

Leeds had apparen🎃tly enquired about the New Zealand international, who played at Elland Road from 201꧟5 to 2017.

Everton, Southampton and Bournemouth are also said to have been🎐 keeping tabs on him.

Sky Sports News have that Forest will pay Ne🎐wcastle £15million for Woo💮d as per their obligation to buy.

A great fit for Forest – TBR View

ౠForest boss Steve Cooper has been looking for attacking reinforcements in wake of Taimo Awoniyi’s injury.

Meanwhile, Wood has slipped 💫down the pecking order at Newcastle, behind Callum Wilson༒ and Alexander Isak.

The 31-ye🐻ar-old has started just four ﷽Premier League games this term.

Wood is just𒈔 what Forest need, and this is a deal that works out for all parties.

He is a talented and 🍸experienced marksman, proven in the Premier League, with 59 goals from 189 top-flight outings.

Wood has a൲lso won 70 caps for his nation, registering 33 goals.

Now he’ll get the chance to play regular football ♏again and try to write his 🅰name in Forest history.

Wood will bꦑecome Forest’s third signing of the January transfer💟 window.

The Reds have already signed Danilo and Gustavo Scarpa from Palmeiras this mont🍸h.

Forest are apparently also hopᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚing to add a central defender to their ranks before the deadline.