Nottingham Forest are believed to be tracking Groningen striker Mimoun Mahi but the money needs spending elsewhere.
Nottingham Forest are one of several English clubs who The Sun believe to be keen on Groningen striker Mimoun Mahi.
According to The Sun, Stoke City and Swansea City are also tracking Mahi, as well as Forest’s Championship rivals Bristol City.
The 23-year-old scored 17 Eredivisie goals last season and has five goals in nine league games this term.
Mahi Mimoun (red) vies for the ball during Morocco’s World Cup 2018 qualifier with Mali…
The Sun adds that his contract with Groningen has a £2m release clause, but that is money that Mark Warburton should use to strengthen other areas of his squad.
Daryl Murphy has made a good start to his Forest career with six goals in 12 Championship starts.
And Warburton already has Jason Cummings, Ben Brereton, Tyler Walker and Apostols Vellios as options to partner him.
Forest’s problems have been at the other end of the pitch, where they conceded more goals than any Championship team outside of the bottom three.
Mahi may be a tempting bargain, but Forest’s January priority needs to be on strengthening their defence.
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