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·28 July 2024
Nottingham Forest Offered More Money Than Everton For Star But Missing Out
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Nottingham Forest made a higher offer than Everton to Lyon for Jake O’Brien, but could not convince the player.
Everton are on the cusp of completing a move to sign the Ireland defender from Lyon on a permanent deal this summer.
The Toffees have agreed to pay a fee of €20m to Lyon and the paperwork of the deal is being finalised between the two clubs.
Nottingham Forest, Wolves and Ajax were also interested in the 23-year-old defender, but O’Brien chose Everton to continue his career.
According to French sports daily L’Equipe, Nottingham Forest even made a higher offer than Everton in terms of a fee to Lyon.
However, the Midlands club failed to sell a move to the City Ground to the Ireland international centre-back.
Everton are hoping to get O’Brien through a medical on Merseyside on Monday ahead of completing the formalities.
The defender is expected to sign a five-year deal and return to England a year after Crystal Palace sold him to Lyon for a fee of €1m.
Lyon will also retain a 10 per cent sell-on clause as part of the agreement with Everton.
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