Exclusive: What Nottingham Forest are internally thinking about Ola Aina and Chris Wood's futures as clubs show interest

TBR Football can exclusively reveal how assured Nottingham Forest are of Ola Aina and Chris Wood signing brand-new contracts, considering both players become free agents in the summer.

Aina is attracting interest from Saudi Arabia as he continues to have an excellent season at the City Ground.

While Chris Wood’s request about a new contract at Forest is that the offer should be a two-year deal.

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Nottingham Forest confident of tying Ola Aina and Chris Wood to new contracts

TBR Football’s chief correspondent Graeme Bailey has been informed that Nottingham Forest are assured of tying both Ola Aina and Chris Wood down to new contracts.

Sources have confirmed to TBR Football that Nottingham Forest are “confident and pleased” with how contract talks are going with both their stalwarts.

TBR Football can also reveal that Wood has admirers in Europe, the Saudi Pro League and Major League Soccer.

Alan Shearer raved about Wood’s form this campaign, as TBR Football understands that his preference is to stay put at Forest but he hopes to secure a multi-year contract.

Similarly, Aina, who played for Torino in the past has caught the eye of clubs in Serie A.

Nottingham Forest hope that they can finalise both players’ fresh deals by the end of January.

Nottingham Forest ready to open new contract talks with Nuno Espirito Santo

TBR Football revealed in October that Nottingham Forest’s stance on Nuno Espirito Santo’s future was that they were ready to offer him a new contract a few months down the road.

Forest’s stance about keeping the Portuguese manager at the club about opening contract talks with him in the coming weeks remains unchanged, as informed to TBR Football.

Santo has managed to steer Nottingham Forest to second place, staking a claim for being the standout manager in the Premier League this season alongside Liverpool’s Arne Slot.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	18	14	3	1	45	17	28	45
2	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	19	11	4	4	26	19	7	37
3	ArsenalArsenal	18	10	6	2	35	16	19	36
4	ChelseaChelsea	19	10	5	4	38	23	15	35
5	NewcastleNewcastle	19	9	5	5	32	21	11	32
6	Man CityManchester City	19	9	4	6	32	26	6	31

Key:Position 1 – 4 : Champions League
Position 5 : UEFA Europa League
Position 18 – 20 : Relegation

Considering Forest finished 17th last season, their ascent this season has naturally prompted the decision-makers at the club to prioritise keeping hold of Aina, Wood and Nuno Espirito Santo.