Nottingham Forest are looking to sign Santiago Gimenez

Nottingham Forest are looking to cap off their transfer window with a deal for striker Santiago Gimenez.

The Mexican forward has attracted plenty of attention after ending last season with 26 goals in all competitions for Feyenoord.

Tottenham had held talks with Santiago Gimenez and his agent earlier this summer, but the North London side instead opted to pay a club-record £65million for Dominic Solanke.

Nottingham Forest also entered the race for Gimenez and with Spurs dropping out after their Solanke deal, Forest are now in pole position.

Reports suggested Forest prepared a bid for Gimenez after he stole the headlines by scoring twice in the Johan Cruyff Shield final.

Santiago Gimenez continued his fine form with another two goals in Feyenoord’s Eredivisie match against PEC Zwolle on Sunday and it seems Nottingham Forest are now stepping up their interest.

Nottingham Forest in Santiago Gimenez talks

Forest have already completed seven new deals this summer, with their most expensive signing so far being the £35million spent on Elliot Anderson.

But they are still on the lookout for a new centre-forward and reports from The Netherlands suggest they are close to striking an agreement for Gimenez.

According to Martijn Krabbendam on ESPN, Forest were in talks with Feyenoord “all day” as they look to reach an agreement.

“Today there have been negotiations all day between Nottingham Forest and Gimenez’s agents. It’s about the transfer fee,” said Krabbendam.

“But they will reach an agreement. If Nottingham offers a little more than Brighton paid for Mats Wieffer and Gimenez breaks the record, then Feyenoord is prepared to let him go.”

Nottingham Forest must break club record

Krabbendam claims that Feyenoord want a club-record fee in order to part ways with Gimenez this summer.

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Brighton coughed up £25million for Wieffer earlier this summer, which suggests Forest will need to top that to secure Gimenez’s signature.

It would be an expensive deal and would take Forest’s spending just shy of £100million, but he is a proven goalscorer and would be a strong addition to Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.