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title: "Nottingham Forest monitoring Sydney van Hooijdonk"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sydney-van-hooijdonk-bologna-latest-transfer-rumours-updates/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Nottingham Forest News"
published: "2023-03-24T07:35:06Z"
modified: "2023-03-24T07:35:06Z"
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# Nottingham Forest monitoring Sydney van Hooijdonk

**[Nottingham Forest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-news/) are monitoring Bologna striker Sydney van Hooijdonk ahead of a potential move to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/), according to reports.**

### The Lowdown: January interest

The Dutchman is currently out on an 18-month [loan](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sydney-van-hooijdonk/transfers/spieler/439292) at Heerenveen and being Kees van Wonderen’s [top-performing](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/287/Show/Netherlands-SC-Heerenveen) offensive player, has caught the eye of [Steve Cooper](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/steve-cooper/).

The Eredivisie forward’s contract with his parent club isn’t set to expire until [2025](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sydney-van-hooijdonk/profil/spieler/439292) but it’s been [reported](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/nottingham-forest-consider-summer-move-for-10-goal-stoke-cardiff-transfer-target/) that they are open to a permanent sale, which has already alerted several potential suitors to his availability.

Championship clubs Stoke City, Cardiff, Millwall and Swansea were all credited with an [interest](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21138452/pierre-van-hooijdonk-sydney-championship-bologna-transfer-england/) in the 23-year-old in January, and it’s believed that he would be keen on a move to England.

### The Latest: Forest watching Van Hooijdonk

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-nottingham-forest-plotting-to-sign-sydney-van-hooijdonk-move-as-transfer-mission-revealed/), Nottingham Forest have ‘joined the race’ for Van Hooijdonk and are ‘tracking’ him ahead of the 2023/24 term.

The Midlands side have been ‘alerted’ to the striker’s potential whilst on loan and have even already sent club officials to take a closer look at him in action, one of those occasions being the Ajax game just almost a fortnight ago.

The City Ground outfit view the talented prospect as a ‘star in the making’ and have identified him as an ideal transfer target as they are ‘keen to bolster’ their attacking department.

### The Verdict: No-brainer

Van Hooijdonk has been [lauded](https://twitter.com/ftalentscout/status/1390007602990485507?s=46&t=cVYwodEwJ5KqH22eIl4UYA) a ‘prolific’ forward by talent scout [Jacek Kulig](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout) and should the opportunity to sign him arise, Forest have a no-brainer of a decision to make when it comes to securing his services.

The [Adidas-sponsored](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sydney-van-hooijdonk/profil/spieler/439292) star has scored an outstanding 20 goals and provided two assists in [44](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sydney-van-hooijdonk/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/439292) appearances so far for Heerenveen, where he’s averaging [2.3](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/361900/Show/Sydney-van-Hooijdonk) shots per league game, showing that he’s always looking for an opening and is a constant threat in the final third.

Standing at 6 foot 2, he would also be an ideal target man up top and is a huge physical presence with [2.2](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/361900/Show/Sydney-van-Hooijdonk) aerial wins per league outing, which is a great attribute to have when getting on the end of long balls or set pieces.

Van Hooijdonk being the son of his father Pierre, who was a former Reds legend, means that he will already have a special affinity to the club so he could well be following in his footsteps should he sign on the dotted line later in the summer.