Nottingham Forest have made an approach for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. The Bees value Wissa at far beyond the £22m reportedly offered by the Reds. BBC Sport can confirm the approach with Forest targeting competition for in-form striker Chris Wood,

Nottingham Forest have reportedly submitted a £22million bid for Brentford striker Yoane Wissa as Nuno Espirito Santo's side continue their push for Champions League qualification.

The striker is being linked with Nottingham Forest. However after defeat to Liverpool, Frank dismissed the rumours. Asked about the Forest claims, the Dane told talkSPORT: "I just want to say good luck to them (Nottingham Forest), because it's not going to happen." Wissa has a contract with Brentford to 2026.

Nottingham Forest have made an approach to sign Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. The Bees value Wissa at far beyond the £22m which was reportedly offered by Forest and will not accept bids in that price range despite their striker having just 18 months left to run on his current contract.

TBR Football have now received information from Brentford sources on Yoane Wissa – amid rumours Arsenal and Nottingham Forest are lurking. The DR Congo has been immense so far this season, scoring 11 goals in 18 Premier League appearances while also providing two assists – his latest strike even saw him become Brentford’s record goalscorer in the Premier League with 37 goals,

Brentford have no intention of selling Yoane Wissa this month, after Nottingham Forest made a bid of around £20 million for the striker.

Nottingham Forest have submitted a £22million bid to sign Yoane Wissa from Brentford. Forest’s proposal is significantly below Brentford’s valuation of the forward, whose current contract runs through to 2026.

Brentford are expected to reject this bid out of hand and are not keen to sell. The offer is understood to have been lower than £22m - far short of their valuation of the forward. Wissa is one of Forest's top targets and they were interested in him last summer.

Nottingham Forest have had an exceptional season but they have been curtailed in their bid to add firepower to their incredible attack