Nottingham Forest are hopeful a loan move to the MLS for midfielder Lewis O’Brien will get over the line in the next couple of days.
The 24-year-old had a number of possible options in America, but is closing on a switch to DC United. It comes after a January deadline day deal with Blackburn Rovers collapsed.
O’Brien has been in limbo since then, with the Championship side failing in their bid to overturn the English Football League’s decision not to approve the move due to an issue over the timing of the paperwork being filed. He was also left out of the Reds’ 25-man Premier League squad, leaving him facing the prospect of no competitive football for the next few months.
