Newly promoted premiership club, Nottingham Forest are stepping up their interest in Watford’s Nigerian striker, Emmanuel Dennis as they look to partner him up front with Taiwo Awoniyi.
Steve Cooper who signed Awoniyi from Union Berlin is looking to snatch Dennis from relegated Watford to form a formidable Nigerian partnership upfront ahead of the new EPL season.
Dennis made an instant impact in the Premier League last season after arriving from back-to-back Belgian champions Club Brugge, scoring eight goals and assisting another five before the turn of the year. That form did, though, tail off after a debacle around representing the Super Eagles at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, adding only two goals and an assist to those totals as Watford was relegated to the Championship.
That has not put potential suitors off so far this summer, though, with a quarter of the total top-flight clubs credited with interest during this transfer window. The Reds are the newest addition to that list.
One key meeting still needs to be set up before any deal can be sanctioned, though, as head coach Steve Cooper would want to “carry out his own due diligence” first before Forest commits to any transfer.
West Ham United are apparently ahead of the Reds at this stage as “discussions with key officials have taken place about a move”, but they have also just announced the signing of Italy’s international center-forward Gianluca Scamacca. Everton, Fulham, Southampton, and the Spanish side Villarreal are also interested to varying degrees.
