Former Leeds United transfer target Lewis O’Brien is expected to be moved on from Nottingham Forest this summer, amid reported interest from the Whites’ Championship rivals Luton Town and Norwich City.
Sheffield United and Preston North End have also been previously linked with the former Huddersfield Town man, with Forest demanding £10m for his services last summer before he joined Middlesbrough on loan for the duration of the 2023-24 season. Leeds were briefly linked with O’Brien 12 months ago but it was back in the summer of 2021 that the Whites were heavily interested
The Elland Road club, managed by Marcelo Bielsa at the time, saw a number of offers knocked back by the Terriers. O’Brien remained with Huddersfield as they reached the Championship play-off final, which they lost to Nottingham Forest. Later that summer the Terries sold O’Brien, along with his teammate Harry Toffolo, to Forest for just £10m – despite Leeds reportedly offering that amount for just O’Brien 12 months previous.
However, things have not gone to plan for O’Brien at the City Ground and Nottingham Live reports he is due to leave the club this summer. Just six months after his move to the club, he was considered surplus to requirements and after a loan spell to Blackburn Rovers fell through due to a late submission of paperwork in January 2023. He was left out of Forest’s 25-man squad for the rest of the season before moving to Major League Soccer side D.C. United in March 2023 as their transfer window remained open.
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