Mooney is a free agent after leaving Oxford United for whom he scored 15 goals last season but has agreed a deal with League Two rivals Wycombe according to the Chairboys' own website.
The experienced former Birmingham man has been a regular goalscorer at lower league level in his career but the reports linking him to Forest seem strange in the light of Gary Megson's desire to put together a side capable of challenging in the Championship and not just League One.