Gio Reyna, an attacker with Borussia Dortmund, and Nottingham Forest came to a personal terms agreement on a loan agreement that would last until the end of the current campaign. The American wants to leave the Bundesliga team before the January transfer window closes, and he has already shook hands about moving to the City Ground. The American, like Nuno, is represented by Jorge Mendes’ agency.
Forest, who desired to have the option to purchase Reyna at the conclusion of her initial loan, is not the only team interested in the USA international, and it has now been revealed that Ligue 1 team Marseille is in “advanced” talks with Dortmund for Reyna, meaning the relegation-threatened Premier League side will not be able to sign the player.
Deep in negotiations over Carlos Forbs, Forest
Fabrizio Romano claims that the Reds aren’t thinking about the purported Reyna hijack. In fact, Forest and Ajax are in early negotiations for Carlos Borges to join. The athlete, who now goes by Carlos Forbs, may return to English football following his time spent at Manchester City.
Romano, who also plays on the wing, explains that Nuno has preferred to sign both Reyna and the 19-year-old before the deadline rather than just one. The negotiations are moving quite nicely as Forest tries to assemble the kind of deal that would convince Ajax, and hopefully avoid losing out twice.
In Ajax chaos, “crazy” Forbs is exhibiting promise.
Talent scout Jacek Kulig said that Forbs performed some “crazy numbers” while he was a member of the City academy. He made 33 appearances in all competitions during his final season at Manchester United (2022–2023), accumulating an incredible 47 direct goal contributions at a rate of 1.4 per game. With 21 goals, he was the Premier League 2 leading scorer at the end, and after placing
Forbs made 28 appearances in the Under-18 Premier League, scoring 23 goals and dishing out 21 assists. He was also a master at a lower level, and he adapted to the step-up with ease. Though the great concern was how he’d handle the step-up to the senior level, he also achieved success at the international level, being named to the under-19 Euros team of the tournament when Portugal finished as runners-up.
The winger had first appeared certain to sign with West Ham, another Premier League team, but Ajax intervened to steal the contract. City has a 20% sell-on clause, which might force the Amsterdam team to ask for a very steep price.
Despite his lackluster stats, Forbs has set up four goals and scored twice in his first 25 games for Ajax. However, it’s crucial to keep things in perspective. Only 1,119 minutes, or 12.4 complete games, have he played? In addition, he has had to cope with the turbulence at the club, which fired manager Maurice Steijn in October following a terrible fall into the relegation zone.
Although they have subsequently moved up to fifth, they are still well behind leaders PSV by a massive 21 points. Despite this, Forbs scored a goal and provided an assist on his Europa League debut against Marseille, and he has been performing well lately, contributing to three goals in his previous six league games. Forest might have a diamond on their hands if they are patient.
