Nottingham Forest’s Brennan Johnson and Sam Surridge are among those to have sent a message to teammate Lewis O’Brien following confirmation of his move to America.
The midfielder has signed a loan deal until the summer with Major League Soccer side DC United, with the US club having an option to make the move permanent at the end of the deal. The transfer sees him join up with former Derby County manager Wayne Rooney.
The move comes after O’Brien’s proposed loan transfer to Championship side Blackburn Rovers fell through late on deadline day in January, due to paperwork not being submitted in time. Rovers did appeal the EFL decision to not allow him to sign, but that was not successful.
