Nottingham Forest striker Britt Assombalonga has signed a new five-year contract with the club.





After over a year on the sidelines, the popular figure made an emotional return as a substitute in a 1-1 draw against Blackburn at The City Ground and then went on to score the winner at MK Dons in the final match of the 2015-16 season.





The fans' favourite scored twice in Forest’s 4-3 win over Burton Albion on the opening day of the current campaign and added a further goal to his tally a fortnight later against Wigan Athletic.





Assombalonga's new deal will see him contracted to the club until 2021.

Assombalonga arrived at The City Ground from Peterborough in 2014 and scored 15 times in his first season before suffering a serious knee injury against Wigan in February 2015.