Promoting Brennan Johnson to Tottenham for £50m will ‘kill Nottingham Forest’, says Chris Sutton, as he analyses the switch with Ian Ladyman on Mail Sport’s It is All Coming Up present

Chris Sutton believes Nottingham Forest and their supervisor Steve Cooper might be ‘completely killed’ if the membership promote star man Brennan Johnson to Tottenham.

Spurs are preparing to launch a £50million bid for the Wales worldwide, 22, who would favor to signal for the north London membership over different suitors Chelsea and West Ham.

Forest have already rejected a lot of affords as much as £35m from Brentford for Johnson and can seemingly see their resolve examined forward of subsequent week’s switch deadline.

However Mail Sport columist and former Premier League striker Sutton fears Forest may do themselves extra hurt than good by taking the money now for a participant who equipped 10 targets and three assists final season.

‘Properly, it is going to completely kill Nottingham Forest and Steve Cooper,’ Sutton instructed Mail Sport’s It is All Coming Up podcast.

Nottingham Forest star Brennan Johnson is attracting critical curiosity from Tottenham

The Wales worldwide ahead is valued at £50m by Forest and Spurs are getting ready a bid

‘He cannot be in a rush to do away with Brennan Johnson, nonetheless a lot cash Nottingham Forest get. I get why Ange Postecoglou can be in for Brennan Johnson. 

‘I feel that, you understand, we have type of had a have a look at the Tottenham workforce within the first couple of video games. You may see the progress Postecoglou has made, however it’s probably not his workforce. 

‘As such, he is inherited a big a part of that squad and he’ll need to convey his personal gamers in, which match his method of enjoying. 

‘It is wholesome, it was fascinating, the ahead line which he had there, and when it comes to the totally different attributes he likes throughout the ahead line. 

‘A few of them had been actually good athletes, that motion in behind, which I feel he would utilise Brennan Johnson for off the vast areas. 

‘[James] Maddison on the half flip, feeding and Brennan Johnson, I feel that will match Tottenham’s type of play. He is younger, he is versatile, can play a lot of positions. 

Mail Sport pundit Chris Sutton (proper), chatting with co-host and soccer editor Ian Ladyman (left) on the It is All Coming Up podcast, fears for Forest’s survival possibilities if Johnson leaves 

Sutton does see how Johnson can match properly into Ange Postecoglou’s system at Tottenham

‘Forest are nonetheless suppose they’ll have a struggle on their palms within the Premier League so shedding arguably your greatest participant, that is a little bit of a no-no, is not it?’

Mail Sport’s soccer editor Ian Ladyman agreed, saying that shedding Johnson would ‘rip the guts and soul out of Steve Cooper’s workforce.’ 

Forest opened their Premier League marketing campaign with a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal however recovered to defeat Sheffield United by the identical scoreline on Friday night time.

Cooper’s facet make the journey to Outdated Trafford to tackle Manchester United this Saturday. 

‘It’s All Coming Up’ is the punchy, brief and sharp little brother of Mail Sport’s new weekly podcast ‘It is All Kicking Off’, that includes Chief Soccer Author Ian Ladyman and star columnist Chris Sutton on a heated pre-weekend Zoom chat.