Speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham the Nottingham Forest chief executive Mark Arthur is claims Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham wants to join his club.
After the defeat to Burnley in his post match the Forest boss said he needs two or three players to had depth to his squad. He hopes to bringing new blood before the closure of the transfer window.
With one-year left on his contract Forest are hoping Cardiff will blink first and panic into selling afraid of losing Whittingham for nothing.
But Forest chief Arthur told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"We've made two bids for Peter Whittingham and both have been turned down.
"They've said publically that they want to keep their best squad together.
"But we are aware he is in his last year of his contract and I'm sure they're not in a financial position where they can afford to let that run down.
"We understand he has rejected a new offer so we have to be a little bit patient and hopefully between now and the end of August we'll be able to bring him in.
"If not, then we'll try to bring him in either in January or at the end of the season when he is out of contract because we know he wants to come to us.
"I don't think anybody knows how much money it will take because Cardiff have said 'we're not selling and not interested in selling.
"And until you get people that are prepared to negotiate you don't know how much extra it is going to take.
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