Jorgen Strand Larsen is one of the names on the Nottingham Forest shortlist for the January transfer window.
The Reds are desperate to land a new striker before the window closes, with goals proving a real problem for Forest this season.
Arnaud Kalimuendo has been allowed to leave to sign for Eintracht Frankfurt, and Forest are desperately short of attackers at the moment.
Igor Jesus has scored eight goals this season, but only one of them has come in the Premier League, with Taiwo Awoniyi not scoring in any competition since January 2025.
Strand Larsen was thought to be the top Forest target, but now it has emerged that someone else is topping the list instead.
Photo by Daniela Porcelli/Sports Press Photo/Getty ImagesNottingham Forest have Mehdi Taremi at the top of their shortlist
Journalist Ben Jacobs has been quizzed on what Forest are trying to do when it comes to signing a striker, and the response might be surprising.
He believes that Strand Larsen is a long shot, with Forest instead going to make a serious play to bring Taremi to the club from Olympiacos instead.
Jacobs said on the TalkSPORT podcast: “There are other names, though, on the list as well. Jorgen Strand Larsen is a name that Forest have had outreach for. Wolves are prepared to sell.”
“But the number needed to get Strand Larsen now, rather than in the summer, is 40 million pounds or more.
“That was a figure that put off West Ham United. And Nottingham Forest seemed quite reticent to pay such a big sum for Strand-Larsen, knowing that he might be considerably cheaper in the summer.
“And this is why Mehdi Taremi has leapt ahead at the moment anyway of Strand-Larsen in the pecking order. And a formal approach for Taremi is expected, therefore, in the coming days.”
Forest must avoid Taremi signing
The Iranian international has scored eight goals this season, but in a league that is far inferior to the Premier League.
Last season, he helped Inter reach the Champions League but managed three goals across the campaign, even if he did register nine assists.
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Taremi is 33 now and signing him would absolutely reek of short-termism, and ultimately, it feels as though he’d be a panic signing of epic proportions.
Sean Dyche will likely want a certain type of striker to come in, and Taremi is averse to holding the ball up in the final third.
However, fans would be more likely to get on board if the club simply sanctioned a short-term loan for a player who has Premier League experience rather than one who is ageing.