Forest, who have made Wissa a top transfer target, will have to look elsewhere or significantly increase their bid to sway Brentford's stance. Wissa, the Bees' all-time Premier Le

Brentford have rejected Nottingham Forest’s opening bid for Yoane Wissa.Forest are understood to have offered around £20million for the forward, but the Bees have no plans to sell the forward this month.

Brentford forward Yoane Wissa is the subject of a January transfer bid from Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest; Brentford do not want to sell the player and are expected to turn down the offer;

Nottingham Forest have submitted a bid for Brentford forward Yoane Wissa. That is according to a report from The Athletic on Tuesday which details the lodging of an offer of £22m for the 28-year-old. Wissa has 18 months remaining on his contract with the Bees, who value him higher than the £22m that has been received.

The report by David Ornstein on X (formerly Twitter) states that Forest have submitted a bid for Wissa, in the region of £22million as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of a Champions League push. However, their bid is 'significantly' below Brentford's valuation of the 28-year-old, and it will not be accepted.

Brentford's Yoane Wissa is wanted by two Premier League high flyers this month. The likes of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, both in the top four, are vying for his signature. Per The Telegraph, any potential move may depend on a domino effect of other transfers.

Wissa has scored 11 Premier League goals this season while West Ham are interested in Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi

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 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 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.