Forest’s Cohen signs new deal

Nottingham Forest midfielder Chris Cohen has extended his current contract by 12 months after making his comeback from long-term injury in January.

Former Forest captain Cohen, 28, has suffered three cruciate knee ligament injuries in total and the fans’ favourite expressed his gratefulness to the fans and the club’s hierachy.

“The amount of support I’ve had from the club, the chairman especially, has made me desperate to stay.

“As I’m sure the club will agree, these negotiations were very easy. I came on my own to one meeting with a realistic idea of what I wanted.

“I’ve been very injury prone over the years so the terms of the deal are more based on me playing football, which is only right.

“It’s not a sympathy year from the club. The chairman and manager see me as being a part of the team, which is important for me. I’m here to play games.

“I feel like I’m training really well, getting stronger every week and I’m waiting for my opportunity, after the boys have been doing so well, to get back into the team.

“I really couldn’t be happier and tonight I’ll celebrate with my wife and little boy. As predictable as it may sound, since I first started playing football I always wanted to stay at a club for 10 years,” Cohen told the club’s website.

Cohen signed for Forest in 2007 from Yeovil for a six-figure sum, he has since made 237 league appearances for the City Ground outfit.