Nottingham Forest is serious about signing Eddie Nketiah this summer and has assured him of significant game time to facilitate the move.
The club is making progress in negotiations with Arsenal over a deal for the England star. However, it is also crucial to reach an agreement with the striker himself.
Nketiah seeks regular playing time and is hesitant to leave a top club like Arsenal only to sit on the bench at Forest.
He is now ready to leave the Emirates and build a new chapter in his career, which is why he initially accepted an offer from Olympique Marseille earlier in the summer.
Nketiah is also open to considering Forest, and a report from Football Insider reveals that the club has promised him he will be their first-choice striker if he joins them at the City Ground.
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Nketiah will want assurance of game time before leaving Arsenal, especially for a smaller club. Forest understands this, so we expect them to agree to his wish to get assurances before he joins them.
However, there is little time left, so he and the club have to find an agreement soon, while Forest must also table an offer we find worthy.
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One minute it’s all systems go, the next perhaps not so much go. As the article correctly points out, “However, there is little time left, so he and the club have to find an agreement soon …”.
Perhaps the original Olympic Marseille offer for Eddie – although somewhat smaller than Forest’s reported offer now of course – isn’t looking that bad with hindsight. Let’s just hope it’s all sorted out soon – or by 30 August or it won’t matter.
Just goes to show that all these “reports” and speculation must be taken with a grain of salt. Even after the deal(s) is(are) done we don’t know all of what really happened in the negotiations assuming there were any.
What are you both talking about? The reports are he’s agreed terms with Forest and that we are just haggling on fees which is already above what Marseille offered.
The article you’re responding to doesn’t say any different either, it in fact says Nketiah has been guaranteed game time.
What are you discussing here, I’m genuinely confused?
Read your 2nd sentence and then read where the article states “However it is also crucial to reach an agreement with the striker himself” and that “Nketiah is also open to considering Forest”. I’ll stop there.
Fair enough misread the 1st sentence doesn’t change the fact that everyone is reporting that terms have been agreed so the discussion is still odd.
The only point the article had anyway was concluded with “Nketiah is also open to considering Forest, and a report from Football Insider reveals that the club has promised him he will be their first-choice striker if he joins them at the City Ground.”
So the supposed sticking point has already been resolved.
It takes three to tango in transfer negotiations – Club A, their player, and Club B.
Clubs A and B can agree but both need the player to agree his terms with Club B, or there’s no deal. If Eddie’s happy, we’re all happy, but we’re not 100% sure about that (yet) as far as I can see.
Players terms are all done and dusted thank you for your best striker, we will look after him like you should have done
Give it 2 months and I reckon you’ll be changing your mind.
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You’ve got that reversed mate. Your welcome for giving you your best striker, we trained and looked after him like we hope you’ll do. We wish Eddie the best; you lot, well ….. 🍺
The player has agreed terms according to sources and the article itself says they’ve offfered 1st team football.
I agree it suits all parties and is great business just dont get the comments you were suggesting it was a mistake to turn down Marseille.
a report from Football Insider lolol
Coin toss for me, obviously a player there but can he scrap lower down the PL?
When you get your hands on the European cup (twice) then you can think about calling us a “smaller club ” because of your league titles and even then show some respect cos if it wasn’t for our benevolent generosity you’d be wearing the same colours as Spurs . Good luck this season😉
You are the smaller club but I appreciate this post especially the fact check for some on where our colours stem from. Good luck, you have an owner that will very much be boom or bust for you, enjoy the ride. Thus far he’s doing better than Everton’s owners. Hope you have a good season.
Well it depends on how you measure size and if its done on the ultimate honours we are giants to you , oh our owner is in it for the long haul he is building a sports Empire in Notts Nottm forest Netball start this year , he’s buying trent rockets cricket team and next is Basket ball so we have a owner who is committed, thanks anyway I hope you can pip Shiteh to the title this time 😉
Spot on, apparently football only started with the advent of sky and the premier league.
How’s that song go…
🎵 Champions of Europe, you weren’t even born🎵😂😂
I was aged 8 for the 1st 9 for the 2nd so wrong there pal , but as were singing songs 🎶 Champions of Europe you won’t be alive 🎶 ill just leave these here ⭐⭐⏳⏳😉
You have a great history and one you are clearly proud of.
I hope Eddie does well for you. My local in the midlands has a few Forest supporters and they seem pleased that he is on his way to you. Suits you, suits us and suits you.
suits him as well
Well you never know, we could win in my lifetime 🤞. Still I’ve been lucky enough to see us win 6 League Titles (including an unbeaten one), 3 Doubles, a League Cup and FA Cup Double and a European trophy 😁.
Must say, I do like visiting your ground, had some good days out there.
Well it depends on how you measure size and if its done on the ultimate honours we are giants to you , oh our owner is in it for the long haul he is building a sports Empire in Notts Nottm forest Netball start this year , he’s buying trent rockets cricket team and next is Basket ball so we have a owner who is committed, thanks anyway I hope you can pip Shiteh to the title this time 😉
Enjoy the ride
Hope it all goes well for Arsenal, NF and Eddie….
Well it looks like the deal with Forest is off. According to David Ornstein the 2 clubs agreed the fee, but Forest couldn’t agree terms with Nketiah.
Crystal Palace have now entered the bidding.