Matt Turner has not spent much time at Nottingham Forest, yet his departure from the English side seems imminent. The USMNT star previously joined the East Midlands club from Arsenal in the summer of 2023. Forest paid the Gunners about $9 million to sign the American goalkeeper on a permanent deal.
At the time, the move was considered to be a solid deal for Forest. After all, Turner is typically the starting goalkeeper for the USMNT and fared fairly well with Arsenal. Although he was a backup with the Gunners, the shot-stopper kept four clean sheets in seven cup appearances during the 2022/23 campaign.
Despite being brought in at Forest to be their new number one last season, things have not exactly worked out. Turner initially started the team’s first 10 Premier League matches of the 2023/24 season. While he kept clean sheets against Chelsea and Crystal Palace, former Forest manager Steve Cooper relegated Turner to the bench after a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool.
The American’s precarious situation only got worse when the club signed fellow goalkeeper Matz Sels on February 1st. The move pushed Turner even further down the pecking order at the club. Along with Sels, Forest also recently purchased Carlos Miguel as well. The Brazilian is now backing up Sels and Turner has been left out of the squad for both of the team’s first two league games this season.
Nottingham Forest plays hardball in negotiations for Matt Turner
While Forest would like to move on from Turner, they have rejected loan offers from several clubs. According to ESPN, the club prefers to recoup at least some of its investment by sanctioning a permanent transfer. Nevertheless, a suitable offer has yet to be submitted for Turner.
A potential move back to MLS is, however, out of the question at the moment. While the transfer window remains open in Europe, it is now closed in North America. This means that Turner cannot join an MLS side anytime soon. The goalkeeper previously began…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-08-28 16:36:20
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