Nottingham Forest free-agent-to-be Sam Sanders has revealed the reasons behind reportedly rejecting a new contract from the Reds in favour of signing for York City.
The 20-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan in National League North with the Minstermen and helped them achieve promotion to the fifth tier during a three-month spell. That association has now been extended to a two-year arrangement after signing a contract to stay in North Yorkshire as of July 1, when Sanders' stay at the City Ground is set to officially end.
Earlier this month, Forest listed the defender as one of six academy players set to depart the club when their contracts expired but did not state that they had offered the player a new contract, as was made clear with under-23s captain Riley Harbottle, who has since signed a two-year extension. York claimed when announcing the signing that Sanders 'rejected a new contract' from the Reds.
