Joe Worrall, a Nottingham Forest legend, is one of several players the club hopes to transfer by the end of the week to avoid further financial catastrophe.
That is according to Football Insider journalist and Scottish expert Daniel Bowers, who spoke with Football Insider on their Inside Track podcast.
Worrall, 27, has been listed, along with Matt Turner, Lewis O’Brien, and Emmanuel Dennis, as players with whom Forest wants to part ways in order to collect up to £20 million to help the club’s finances.
English teams must publish their PSR accounts by June 30, and Worrall, who was loaned to Besiktas last season and allegedly fell out with former manager Steve Cooper, is on the City Ground’s transfer list.
Football Insider reported [16 June] that Forest are open to accepting proposals for Worrall this summer, with Championship clubs interested. It is thought that an offer of roughly £5 million might seal the purchase.
Nottingham Forest is ready to sell Worrall
Nottingham Forest are ready to begin a new chapter in their history without local youngster Worrall, who rose through the ranks at his boyhood club to make 226 professional appearances since 2016.
The club must be merciless in downsizing their squad, and they are prepared to trade some players, including USMNT goalie Turner, after only one season – most likely following his return from the Copa America.
Worrall appeared only seven times in the Premier League for Nuno’s team last season, with an additional six league games in Turkey with Besiktas.
While the defender’s feud with Cooper is behind him now that his former manager is at Leicester City, Nuno will find it tough to include Worrall in his plans.
According to Football Insider [1 June], Forest anticipate to collect roughly £4 million for the 27-year-old.
