Nottingham Forest working on £40m deal for Harrison Armstrong
🚨 EXCL: Nottingham Forest working on deal to sign Harrison Armstrong from Everton. Talks for 19yo centre on ~£40m deal + sell-on clause to #EFC. England youth international targeted by #NFFC to strengthen midfield after Elliot Anderson exit @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
barry novibes13the current financial rules are broken. clubs are being mismanaged, we shouldn't ignore that entirely, but the rules should be there to encourage clubs to develop and keep their own players, not swap them between each other for inflated fees to balance the books.
Mark L3If this happens then just fold the club Cant have clubs like Forest trying to poach your best prospects just because they have a few quid lying around
Baxy1I’d like to ask David, has anybody on the Everton FC side of this confirmed any sort of contact, any sort of offer? The report talks of NF “working” on a deal. But I don’t see anything from EFC - nothing. So what exactly does that “working” mean?
Martin1Who? Mind you we said that about Anderson
TotaGoal1Quarante millions pour un gamin de 19 ans, c’est une sacrée somme pour Forest…
Greg Jenner (Historian)61Transfer fees have gone utterly bananas this year, it’s not just Spurs overpaying
Sachin Nakrani36I learnt about hyperinflation by being taught about the Weimar Republic at school. Teenagers now are probably learning about it via David Ornstein posts during the transfer window.
Phil Harrison25The more I see of other clubs' transfer dealings, the more I realise that #lufc have done some incredible shit these last few years. I've never heard of this dude. He may be very promising but that's a bonkers fee for a 19-year-old who spent last season on loan at Preston.
County Road Bobblers25Absolutely not, he'll be worh 3x that in 18 months.
Ric George17If he and Ndiaye both leave we might as well just give up now.
FANSCAPES8If that happens, it’s inept #EFC
Adam Rae Voge7If you ever needed proof that folks only follow their own clubs, just read comments on posts like this one
Daley AF(C)6Seen lots of Arsenal fans throw their hands up and ask why others can sell youth players for big fees and Arsenal are still cancelling contracts. Main reason is the wages the players are on at Arsenal. It’s easy to get players to extend if the wages are huge. Also there is a huge premium on youth.
Steve Doyle5This would be unforgiveable in my eyes 😡
Doc MUFC4£40m?! For someone who has 17 first team appearances for Everton. How?
Everton selling Harrison Armstrong would send out a very clear message about the club's ambition or lack of it. A genuine future star in the making being sacrificed at the altar of short-termism once more
Ger 🇮🇪4Absolutely horrific decision and out of touch with the fans if it comes to pass. Fans see Armstrong as the player to build a team around and an England international and 100+m player in a year or two
Alan Newton3If there’s any truth to it, we’ve all had the wool totally pulled over our eyes. This was the summer, we were told, that we would be rebuilding. We’ve done some good business but amidst that, you don’t sell off your Crown Jewels. Illy would be bad, JOB ridiculous, but Armstrong would be insane
RDC3We’ll fill the gap with an average body and cover the crime up by signing Grealish. I’ve been going for 40 years home and away and love the blue shirt but the truth is. As a club we’re just a bit shit aren’t we.
This may well be the first big test for the Friedkin Group, the Harrison Armstrong bid. What they decide will tell us alot about their future intentions for Everton Football Club.
Matt G4I keep saying it but the fact they’re even listening is a massive 🚩
Mark3Imagine the kopites selling that Rio lad to Fulham that’s the equivalent
Mark2No fucking wonder Moyes looks pissed off Nidaye and now Armstrong thats If the Armstrong as any legs thst is 😡
Paul Tran1I'd say this is all about what Armstrong and his agent decide. If you don't want to play for Everton, you can go when we're able to get a replacement.
Dr John Reed1Seems an odd move and a low price if we have SCR headroom ?
RDC1Wait for the lot twist when Roma swoop in and take N’diaye for £50m.
A “big club” doesn’t sell one of its best assets to bloody Nottingham Forest.
Slacky7Hey Ric, Forest fan here. It says more about the financial rules in football rather than Everton as a club. Villa have just won a European trophy and been ripped apart, Newcastle have the richest owners in football and have lost Gordon, Bruno and Tonali. Just the few get away with it.
seanrostron.bsky.social2It hadn’t been a big club for (at least) 31 years, Ric.
Duke Silver2Would the last player out turn off the lights.
I think the most galling thing and the telling sign of all this is Forest can take players off us, Nottingham fucking Forest.
@thestaveros2Not really..not taking Garner, Branthwaite, Ndiaye, KDH are they? We're talking about a big fee for a bench player.
Bertram Wilberforce Wooster1Benefits of heroin dealing. Allegedly.
Roger1If they have the money, then they can spend it how they like. We can buy players from City, PSG, Munich or whoever we like, if a price is agreed. Why would Forest be any different? Personally I think £40M for a 19-year old, whose head is turned and his agent clearly wants a payday is good business.
PF1They will be told to fuck off and then to fuck off some more, the bad scabs.
