Nottingham Forest Star Pens Deal With Another Club, Exit Announcement Soon

Scarpa faces a season of limited playing time if he stays at Nottingham Forest and the Premier League side have found a solution for him.

He is moving to Nottingham Forest’s sister club Olympiacos on a loan deal and he is already in Greece.

And, according to Brazilian journalist Andre Hernan, Scarpa has already signed his loan deal with Olympiacos.

The loan will run for the entire season and the midfielder will be looking to make an impact in Greek football.

Scarpa will now complete the remaining formalities of the transfer and the official announcement is expected to come soon.

The midfielder joined Nottingham Forest on a free transfer in 2022 and completed his switch to the City Ground in early 2023.

He failed to win over Forest boss Steve Cooper though and made just ten outings across all competitions.

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According to The Express journalist Ryan Taylor, the Reds are firmly in the mix for the youngster. He won’t be short of suitors during the summer window given his vast potential

Although Maatsen is only 21, he’s now at the age where he’s comfortable commanding first-team football. Chelsea aren’t short of left-backs and could now be tempted to let him leave the club.

Forest target Maatsen went out on loan last season, romping to a Championship title with Burnley. He made 42 appearances for the Clarets, scoring four goals and registering eight assists.

That’s not the first time he’s headed out on loan either. Maatsen has also spent time with Charlton and Coventry in the EFL, cutting his teeth as a professional and showcasing his class at both clubs.

During his time with the Sky Blues, he was praised by goalkeeper Simon Moore. He called him ‘exceptional’ and ‘hugely talented’ following a string of fine performances for the club.

This looks positive. In Maatsen, Forest would get themselves a player who, much like Johnson, is nowhere his peak and could easily improve considerably.

Forest have been linked with a number of left-backs. One of those is Ismail Jakobs from Monaco and a look at last season’s statistics suggests that Forest might be better going for Maatsen instead.

Squawka shows that Maatsen made over double the amount of tackles last season as Jakobs did. Although he was playing in the second tier, the money that Forest would need to spend to get Jakobs probably makes Maatsen a better option.

Maatsen would arrive with the desire to prove himself in the Premier League and furthermore, he could have a point to prove that Chelsea were wrong to let him leave.

Taking everything into consideration, this would likely be a very good deal, if Forest could get Maatsen over the line before the window closes