Nottingham Forest have made the decision to hand Ola Aina a new three-year contract at the City Ground.
The Reds need to ensure that the squad is well-stocked next season, and with Anthony Elanga linked with Newcastle, Forest won’t want many top stars to leave.
Forest have already added Igor Jesus to the squad, and this is another positive step in the right direction made by Evangelos Marinakis.
Callum Hudson-Odoi could be the next to sign a new Forest contract and a clutch of players have reacted to Aina celebrating his new deal.
Ola Aina preparing to play for Forest vs West Ham.
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Anthony Elanga and Nottingham Forest stars react to new contract for Ola Aina
Forest posted the announcement on social media this morning and tagged Aina in the post, prompting a host of responses from stars.
Elanga posted a video of Aina’s stirring the pot celebration and if the logic of Newcastle fans is anything to go by, that must mean the Swedish star is staying on Trentside!
Hudson-Odoi also reacted, posting ‘There he issssss’, followed by three flame emojis.
Neco Williams posted two handshake emojis, whilst Forest legend Jason Lee simply said, ‘Great news’.
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It might not carry the excitement of a new signing, but it’s important that Forest look after the existing players at the club too.
Aina is among the best full-backs in the Premier League, and keeping him for longer than the mandatory one-year contract that was part of his previous contract was always a must.
Now, it’s important that Forest follow this with more new signings and also more new contracts for the current crop of talent.
Morgan Gibbs-White only has two years to run on his existing deal, whilst Hudson-Odoi will be out of contract next summer and that situation feels extremely urgent.