Everton are hoping to sign Nottingham Forest’s Brennan Johnson.
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Nottingham Forest fans have become accustomed to losing their best players, but a report in The Telegraph last month around Brennan Johnson took it another step further.
Johnson is just 15, and is a target for Premier League side Everton.
He is of course yet to play a game for Nottingham Forest, and is still reported to be worth £1 million.
If Everton convince Johnson to sign without a fee agreed, the case would go to a FA tribunal.
Johnson is on international duty currently with England’s under-16 side, and scored this week in a draw against Mexico.
This is further confirmation of his talent and potential, and could make him just that little bit more expensive for the Toffees.
Johnson is the son of former Ipswich and Forest striker David Johnson, who retired in 2006.
Forest should really be determined to keep hold of their young talent for as long as possible, and have demonstrated with Ben Brereton that if a talent is deemed ready, he will get a first team chance.
The difficulty is that Everton have also demonstrated a similarly clear pathway for developing young players and bringing them through, with manager Ronald Koeman giving chances to Tom Davies, Mason Holgate and Dominic Calvert-Lewin this season.
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