{"id":46058,"date":"2021-08-20T08:30:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=46058"},"modified":"2021-08-20T07:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T06:44:04","slug":"nottingham-forest-poised-to-win-race-for-man-utd-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2021\/08\/20\/nottingham-forest-poised-to-win-race-for-man-utd-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest poised to win race for Man Utd man?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like the Swans may miss out on a second Man Utd loan move with reports suggesting that James Garner will return to Nottingham Forest assuming that he can resolve his contract talks at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>It has never really been clear whether Russell Martin had continued the interest that was reported first when Steve Cooper was still here.\u00a0 \u00a0Whilst Martin was quick &#8211; and decisive &#8211; in making a move for Ethan Laird then the Garner one remained speculation with neither side confirming or denying that interest was there (although it was reported by multiple outlets)<\/p>\n<p>But reports surfaced yesterday that Garner was more keen on a return to the City Ground where he spent last season on loan and this was reported by Sky&#8217;s Rob Dorsett who Tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Garner is in talks over a new contract at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mufc<\/a> and if that can be completed before Deadline Day, he will then be allowed out on loan &#8211; with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nffc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nffc<\/a> one strong possibility, in terms of destination. Garner keen to go back to The City Ground, I\u2019m told.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob Dorsett (@RobDorsettSky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobDorsettSky\/status\/1428398068714676230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Admittedly the &#8220;one strong possibility&#8221; gives a glimmer of hope to anyone else chasing his signature but Garner&#8217;s performances at Forest last season got strong reviews and it is the players&#8217; choice it seems.\u00a0 \u00a0The one stumbling block could be Forest&#8217;s current form and whether that may play a part in Manchester United&#8217;s thinking for the player&#8217;s best development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It looks like the Swans may miss out on a second Man Utd loan move with reports suggesting that James Garner will return to Nottingham Forest assuming that he can resolve his contract talks at Old Trafford. 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