Nottingham Forest supporters are calling for the club to revisit contract negotiations with goalkeeper Brice Samba after apparently being dealt a blow in their reported transfer talks with Manchester United over a loan move for Dean Henderson.
The 25-year-old England international has been linked with a temporary switch to the City Ground this month, but that move is said to now not include the option to buy that could open up the possibility of bringing back James Garner once again. Those initial rumours emerged in light of reports that Samba, who has just 12 months remaining on his contract, has turned down an extension offer from the club.
Forest fans are hoping this reported change of stance from Man United may make the Reds redouble their efforts to retain their current 'keeper this summer instead. Here is a selection of the reaction to the latest Henderson update on our Forest news Facebook page and the Nottinghamshire Live comments section .
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REVD : Don’t want or need Henderson - sort a contract out with Samba and save ourselves tens of millions in the process. I’ve heard Henderson is on £100k a week - he’d need to take a 75% pay cut even before we consider going for him. IMO - we have a great 'keeper in Samba.
mikkhntl : I'd like to know the truth about Brice, is it a greedy agent, is he homesick or what? Surely he wants to play in the best league in the world.
Forestkev : If we can't get this with an option to buy then maybe we could start looking elsewhere or try and change Samba's mind.
jubba : No brainer if it's a choice between a dodgy English keeper or Jimmy Garner COYR KEEP SAMBA.
ChrissyD : So hard to know what’s best as we’ve not heard directly from people in the know so we can only speculate. I never thought when we gained promotion that we would be talking about a Samba move and we still don’t know whether that’s going to happen or not. If he is on the move then I would be worried about getting a first-choice goalie on a loan-only deal.
There would be at least two games he can’t play for us (Man Utd home and away) and our second 'keeper (Horvath) also seems unsettled wanting regular football. What a mess! IF Samba’s leaving and IF we go for Henderson we need an option to buy clause. That would open up a potential Garner loan & give us more security in that pivotal role. Let’s not cave in to all of Man Utd’s wants - we need to stick to our guns around what’s best for us!
Sean Patrick: We aren't gonna sign him.
Aaran J Owen: It's all about Garner. Apparently trying to buy him though. We will see.
Redisthecolour : Still in shock about Samba, but if we can get Henderson we really must. I expect a flurry of announcements on July 1st when contracts end. There have been very few confirmed signings in the PL so far. We shouldn't panic at all. Regarding the keeper situation; I can see Hovarth asking for a loan move till January to get games, with the WC coming. That could leave us with Smith as reserve keeper for 6 months - not ideal!!
