Nottingham Forest have had a brilliant weekend and once again the team are off to Wembley Stadium.
The Reds beat Brighton in the FA Cup on Saturday and now Manchester City await in the semi-finals of the competition.
Forest have to ensure that they’re fully focused on the Premier League for the next four games, however, with huge games on the horizon.
It won’t be long before the time comes to target some new players – and the Champions League might be on the agenda for Forest next season.
Evangelos Marinakis was desperate to land a striker in January but was left frustrated in his attempts.
With Chris Wood now injured it will be hoped that the lack of an addition to the squad doesn’t come back to bite the Reds.
Several players were looked at by Forest and now it would appear that it could be all systems go for the Reds to land a top target in the summer.
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Matheus Cunha says he wants to leave Wolves
It’s been claimed that Forest are going to move for Cunha during the summer transfer window as the player prepares to leave Wolves.
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A release clause of £62.5 million becomes active in the summer and it might not take that much to land him.
Now, Cunha has been speaking to The Guardian and he’s all but confirmed that he will be leaving Molineux during the summer transfer window.
He said: “Some things you can’t control but I couldn’t leave the club in the middle of the season, in a difficult situation, in the relegation zone.
“Now, we’re close to achieving our goal (staying up). But I’ve made it clear that I need to take the next step. I want to fight for titles, for big things. I have potential.”
Signing him won’t be easy for Forest. He’s been linked with Arsenal as well and Mikel Arteta is very keen to land a striker in the summer.
Matheus Cunha stats 2024/25
The Brazilian played in the 4-1 drubbing for the national team against Argentina last week and the potential is there for all to see.
At 25-years-old, he has bags of time on his side to keep developing and he could thrive in the Forest system under Nuno Espirito Santo.
Matheus Cunha Premier League stats 2024/25 Total
Appearances 24(2)
Goals 13
Assists 4
Dribbles 49
Shots 86
Cunha can make something out of nothing and ultimately, it’s no surprise that he sees his future away from Wolves at this stage.
The player won’t come cheap but if Champions League football can be secured, perhaps the Reds can go full steam ahead to make him a stellar signing for the summer.