Nottingham Forest has made an official offer of £35 million to sign French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta from Crystal Palace, according to the reliable journalist Ben Jacobs.

According to the source, the London club insists on valuing the player at 40 million pounds, which opens the door to negotiations that may take a while before reaching a final agreement.

In the event of Mateta's departure, Crystal Palace will be forced to look for a suitable replacement to compensate for the potential loss in the attack line, noting that Wolverhampton striker Jørgen Strand Larsen is considered one of the options proposed to replace Mateta.

The source concluded that Wolverhampton requires 40 million pounds to part with Larsson, which increases the difficulty of quickly finalizing the deal and presents the London club with a challenge in completing an alternative deal of the same level.