Matt Turner, star goalkeeper for the United States national team, has left Arsenal FC in England after an uneventful season to sign for the historic Nottingham Forest with a contract of four seasons in which he is expected to be the holder of the position.
Following the transfer announcement, Forest sporting director Ross Wilson expressed his desire to work with the goalkeeper to have a great campaign. “We are pleased to welcome Matt to the club: Our coaching staff is looking forward to working with him and I know Matt is excited to meet the staff and players.”
For his part, the 29-year-old goalkeeper did not hesitate to express how excited he is to start the season with his new team. “I feel very good to be here. It is something that makes me very excited, it is a great challenge and a great step in my career”said.
“I felt like this was the best thing for my family, I felt like it was the best thing when my agent told me about it and seems like the right move for me right now“He argued about continuing in the Premier League.
The American arrived last summer at the ‘Gunners’ to compete with the English Aaron Ramsdale, however, he never managed to convince coach Mikel Arteta, who relegated him to the bench and barely gave him the opportunity to participate in seven gamesleaving a clean sheet four times.
Matt Turner has played more games with Team USA than with Arsenal FC. Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images.
With ‘Team USA’ he has become the starting goalkeeper in recent years, being fundamental in the conquest of the 2021 Gold Cup and the 2023 League of Nations. In both competitions he was chosen as the best goalkeeper.
Nottingham Forest returned to the Premier League last season and drew attention for the radical change it gave to its squad, reaching more than 20 signings between purchases and transfers. In fact, one of the best acquisitions was the Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who came on loan from Paris Saint-Germain and was essential to achieve permanence.
However, his high salary and advanced age (34 years) were factors that led the English team not to bet on him in the long term and It was precisely this vacancy that Matt Turner will now fill full time.
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2023-08-09 21:36:46
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