Chris Wood already has his heart set on a permanent move to Nottingham Forest following his loan switch from Newcastle United.
The New Zealander arrived last month in a move which will become permanent if certain conditions are met before the end of the campaign. After starting the games against Bournemouth and Leeds United, Wood will be hoping for his first Reds goal at Fulham today.
The 31-year-old accepts, in the short-term, he must win the fans over but he is excited to be part of a team on the up under Steve Cooper and hopes it will lead to a permanent switch in the summer.
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“I wanted to play at the highest level as long as possible and coming here [to Forest] gave me a chance to do that,” he told Sky Sports. “I am thinking long-term, I’ve seen the project they want to do. First, I have to win over the fans, and get them to fall in love, which would be nice.
“There’s some great players here and yes, I’m looking long-term and hoping this loan move will turn into a permanent and with any luck it should do. It’ll be interesting to see where it goes.”
On his early impressions of the club, Wood added: “It’s good, it’s different, it’s a change. Coming to a new club, a new city, it’s always takes some time getting used to it and moving around, getting settled.
“It’s nice, a good bunch of lads, good coaching staff and to get a first taste of the City Ground and the fanbase as great at the weekend.”
Wood left a Newcastle side which is gearing up for its first cup final appearance since 1999. He admitted leaving the north-east during the club's best season in years was a wrench.
“It was very tough [to leave Newcastle], it was a tough decision because of where the project is heading,” he said.
“The friendships I had grown with the players there, that dressing room is special, it’s progressing and becoming one of the best dressing rooms I’ve been part of.
“So it was extremely tough to leave, especially where they are in the final of the Carabao Cup and the chance to be involved in that would have been huge. But I needed to look at myself and my game, and where I wanted to see myself in order to play football as long as possible.”
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