Nottingham Forest

Nuno stand on David de Gea Nottingham transfer hint as Matz Sels drops verdict

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7 months ago

February 13, 2024

Nuno Espirito Santo has claimed that reports linking goalkeepers with a move to Nottingham Forest during the January transfer window were ‘not true’.

The Reds signed Matz Sels from Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg on deadline day to further strengthen Nuno’s goalkeeping options. That signing came as a result of Matt Turner and Odysseas Vlachodimos both struggling since they arrived at the City Ground during the summer.

Reports shortly after the winter transfer window closed claimed that former Manchester United shot-stopper David de Gea turned down a move to Forest before the Reds signed Sels. Another former United goalkeeper, Crystal Palace’s Sam Johnstone, was also linked.

But Reds boss Nuno has appeared to hint that claims linking the club with De Gea and several other keepers were not accurate in his praise for their new Belgian goalkeeper.

“He’s [Matz] a good, experienced goalkeeper,” Nuno said via SportsBoom.com. “He was playing regularly for his club, so it made sense to sign him and give us another option among our goalkeepers.

”It’s not about choices and whether he was first choice or not. Matz is here because he’s a good goalkeeper. He’s been here [in England] before.

“A thousand names came out for goalkeepers that we were linked with and a lot of them were not true. He’s a complete goalkeeper. At this stage of his career, he’s completed all of the technical aspects, in terms of distribution and a shot stopper.

“He has everything to become what we need from a goalkeeper. What we need from a goalkeeper is to give us confidence. This is what we expect for him to become a good option for us.”