Nottingham Forest captain Joe Worrall has been linked to a number of clubs over recent months, but a late switch in plan is going to affect the former Leeds United and Leicester City target’s eventual destination.
The central defender, who played a big role in the club getting to – and staying in – the Premier League, was left with little option but to look for another club after he and fellow defender Scott McKenna were both exiled from first-team training in late 2023, as per the Daily Mail.
The Englishman had only played in seven league games for the club in the 2023/24 campaign; five of those appearances were starts.
Joe Worrall set to join Besiktas
All the signs pointed towards him making a move to Turkish club Trabzonspor.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said that the club had sent an offer to Forest and that talks were advancing well – but it now seems that he’s off to one of the other big teams in the Süper Lig.
The 27-year-old is all set to join Turkish giants Besiktas on loan though, according to The Athletic.
The outlet added that Worrall had travelled to Istanbul over the weekend, and that he was in attendance for the team’s 1-0 win over Trabzonspor – the club that were also interested in his services.
Besiktas currently sit in third position in the Turkish Super Lig, although they were eliminated from the UEFA Europa Conference League in the group stage.
