Wissa is still a desirable option for Nottingham Forest because of his comparable goal-scoring ability to Chris Wood, even though the club made Cunha their primary target prior to the transfer deadline.

Prior to the announcement that Congolese forward Munha had been connected to Forest, Forest showed interest in Wissa after he scored 11 Premier League goals.

To get Cunha to the City Ground, Forest was prepared to offer a club-record price, but the deal became challenging because Cunha would rather join Arsenal.

Returning Wissa would probably be the next move to acquire a striker if Evangelos Marinakis is unable to close the Cunha deal. Given a recent article about Brentford’s Wissa valuation, this step becomes even more intriguing.

Brentford slap tempting price tag on Yoane Wissa

Forest shifted their attention to Cunha, while Tottenham expressed interest in Wissa. However, details regarding Brentford’s asking price for Wissa in a recent report from The Standard may entice Forest to rejoin the competition.

As they try to maintain their productive front line, the report stated that Brentford would seek to sell Yoane Wissa for almost £40 million before Monday’s transfer deadline.

Additionally, Tottenham has been linked to the 28-year-old, although Standard Sport is aware that a move from the north London team is currently quite unlikely.

In order to acquire Wissa, Marinakis will need to almost treble his proposal after Forest’s £22 million offer was turned down earlier in January before Cunha’s interest became apparent.

Although it may seem improbable, Forest was prepared to break its transfer record in order to acquire Cunha, which would have raised the Brazilian’s price above the £40 million Wissa was valued at.

No matter what Forest’s plans are for Cunha, the Wissa value will be quite alluring considering how much Wolves are asking for their Brazilian talisman.

Matheus Cunha would cost Nottingham Forest significantly more than Yoane Wissa

Wolves put a £70 million price tag on Cunha to stave off interest from both Forest and Arsenal, as they were naturally hesitant to part with their best player.

The Forest owner would like to see a notable boost in Cunha’s output compared to Wissa, which their season statistics don’t indicate would be evident, given that Cunha is £30 million more expensive than Wissa.

In terms of goals scored, xG, and shots on goal and touches in the opposing box per 90 in the Premier League season, Wissa is statistically superior to Cunha.

Despite the fact that Cunha is three years younger than Wissa and has greater technical skill, Marinakis finds it incomprehensible to spend an additional £30 million on the Brazilian.

Even though Cunha is still preferred, Marinakis is adamant about signing a striker in January, and the financial and statistical advantages appear to favor Wissa.