{"id":609149,"date":"2026-08-30T10:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T10:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/609149\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T10:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T10:46:09","slug":"harrison-armstrong-everton-call-off-transfer-to-nottingham-forest-after-fan-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/609149\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Armstrong: Everton call off transfer to Nottingham Forest after fan backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everton<\/a>‘s decision to reject Nottingham Forest<\/a>‘s offer for teenager Harrison Armstrong has headed off the possibility of open revolt against owners The Friedkin Group from a furious fanbase.<\/p>\n

The revelation that Everton<\/a> had received a \u00a340m bid from Forest for the gifted 19-year-old, and it was under consideration, sparked an instant backlash from fans angry at the idea the club’s best homegrown product for years could be sold.<\/p>\n

Instead, after a day of drama on and off the field, Everton<\/a>‘s board – led by chairman and billionaire owner Dan Friedkin – decided to unanimously reject Forest’s approach and keep Armstrong.<\/p>\n

Everton<\/a>‘s fans made their feelings clear during the 1-1 draw at Bournemouth<\/a>. The reaction was so loud, and toxic, that it is sure to have been heard by Everton<\/a>‘s delegation at The Vitality Stadium and relayed back to the hierarchy in the United States.<\/p>\n

It is highly unlikely to be coincidence that a deal that looked to be advancing was then stopped in its tracks.<\/p>\n

And it will also pacify manager David Moyes, whose mood looked ominous post-match at Bournemouth<\/a>, as he will now keep a young talent regarded as a key part of the club’s future.<\/p>\n

Everton<\/a>‘s supporters may reluctantly accept that important players could be prised away by Champions League clubs, but the notion of Nottingham Forest<\/a> being able to do the same added another layer to their fury.<\/p>\n

Forest are one of the club’s Everton<\/a> and their fans would hope to surpass, not bolster them by selling one of their crown jewels to them.<\/p>\n

For The Friedkin Group, it is a PR catastrophe avoided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everton‘s decision to reject Nottingham Forest‘s offer for teenager Harrison Armstrong has headed off the possibility of open…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":609150,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-609149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/609150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}