Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath of Nottingham Forest is now expected to clinch a permanent contract with Championship underdog Cardiff City.
Horvath’s dreadful tenure at Forest appears to be coming to an end, as Cardiff is expected to acquire the goalkeeper. The Bluebirds are now gaining ground on the 28-year-old, who hasn’t played since May, according to Not The Top 20 Pod.
In the Championship Play-Off final, he made his final appearance and assisted Luton Town in earning a Premier League promotion.
Despite being dubbed “brilliant” by Hatters manager Rob Edwards during the previous season, he declined to pay the £3 million required to extend his loan.
Horvath was omitted from the Forest 25-man Premier League squad this season, with Steve Cooper deeming him the fourth-choice custodian.
For the first half of 2023/24 he’s been training with the Forest squad but it can’t have been easy knowing that he’s had no chance of playing football.
Horvath should shine with Cardiff
In our view, this feels like a good move for Horvath and with Cardiff currently struggling in the Championship, he should get plenty of game time.
Horvath signed for Forest in the summer of 2021 and he made 11 appearances for the Reds during the promotion-winning campaign.
It’s been a tough time of things since Luton turned their back on him after he helped them win promotion with 20 clean sheets.
Now, he will hope to return to the Championship and hit the ground running, with the Bluebirds sitting 14th in the division.
Horvath has no future at Forest and this looks like a move that suits all parties with the deal set to be a permanent one.
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