Nottingham Forest summer signing Orel Mangala has been described as a player with 'big potential' by his Belgium national team manager Roberto Martinez, according to a text read out by Darren Fletcher on the Garibaldi Red Podcast .
The 24-year-old came on for the final quarter of an hour against Newcastle United to make his Premier League debut on the opening weekend at St James' Park, replacing fellow new arrival Lewis O'Brien in midfield. That was the first sighting of Mangala for the Reds since signing from Stuttgart for a fee of around £13.7 million.
Martinez handed the Brussels-born midfielder his international debut in their March friendlies as a late substitute against the Republic of Ireland and that was followed up by a further cameo three days later against Burkina Faso at Lotto Park in his home city. The former Everton manager's verdict on Mangala swapping Stuttgart for the City Ground has now been shared, courtesy of Fletcher.
