Former PL Scout Tips Nottingham Forest To Sign This Everton Star: Can The Toffees Afford To Sell Him?
James Garner’s first senior England cap under Thomas Tuchel, earned during a 1-1 draw with Uruguay, has officially reignited a transfer saga that never truly went cold. According to former West Ham...
Former PL Scout Tips Nottingham Forest To Sign This Everton Star: Can The Toffees Afford To Sell Him? James Garner’s first senior England cap under Thomas Tuchel, earned during a 1-1 draw with Uruguay, has officially reignited a transfer saga that never truly went cold. According to former West Ham scout Mick Brow n, Nottingham Forest have tracked the 25-year-old for months and remain unfazed by his recent contract extension at Goodison Park.
Forest see Garner as the ideal engine-room upgrade. While Everton tied him down until 2030 this past January, Brown suggests that the move was purely tactical. It was a way for the Toffees to avoid losing him for free and ensure a massive payday.
Forest’s original plan to sign him for nothing is dead; now, Vitor Pereira’s side must decide exactly how much they are willing to cough up. “Interest in Garner certainly hasn’t gone away,” Brown told Football Insider. “Nottingham Forest have been looking at him for a while, and they’ve decided he’s got the attributes and quality they want to add to their team.
“They will have watched him closely when he played for England, and by all accounts, he was very impressive in that game and did well for himself. “He obviously signed a new contract at Everton not long ago, so it will take a lot to get him out, so it depends on what Forest are willing to spend. “But it was mainly to stop him leaving on a free transfer to somebody like Forest, and to make sure that if he is going to go, they get a fee for him.