Total Weah rejection irked Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest are trying to save face after being rejected by Timothy Weah, implying they pulled out of the deal for the Juventus player.

It had been reported in multiple sources over the last few days that Juventus and the Premier League side were on the verge of a double agreement for both Weah and Samuel Mbangula.

The cost of the pair was going to be circa €25m including add-ons, with the clubs ready to shake hands.

However, it quickly became apparent that the American in particular was dead set against the move and refused to even discuss personal terms.

This irritated Juve so much that they dropped both the USMNT star and Mbangula from the squad in last night’s Club World Cup defeat to Manchester City.

Juventus froze out Weah over Nottingham Forest snub

epa11908638 Timothy Weah of Juventus FC celebrates the 1-1 during the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-offs 2nd leg soccer match between PSV Eindhoven and Juventus FC in Eindhoven, Netherlands, 19 February 2025. EPA-EFE/SEM VAN DER WAL

Weah responded by quoting Bible verses on Instagram, then his agent Badou Sambague hit out in the media.

“This is shameful. While I am here, nobody will push my players to go play right or left like a puppet.”

It is therefore curious that Nottingham Forest sources have sent out the message to Give Me Sport correspondent Ben Jacobs suggesting they were the ones who “chose to pull out following extensive data analysis” of Weah.