LEWIS O’BRIEN faces time in cold storage at Nottingham Forest because of snags with a MLS loan switch.
Midfielder O’Brien, 24, has seen a move to Blackburn blocked by the EFL after paperwork was filed too late.
Now his chances of heading across to the US are in jeopardy because of the length of the loan spell he — and Forest — want in Major League Soccer.
New York City like him but would need to take O’Brien for the whole of their season and that could run to the end of the calendar year.
Forest and the player would like a shorter stint.
O’Brien joined Forest in the summer from Huddersfield for just over £8million.
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The player played just 13 times for Steve Cooper’s side before being axed from the squad.
Forest signed 30 players across both transfer windows and not all could be registered for the squad.
Cooper’s men sit 14th in the Premier League having played 24 games.
Forest have picked up 25 points and sit four above the relegation zone.
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The newly-promoted team are back in action on Sunday against relegation rivals Everton.
A win could lift the Toffees up to 16th.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
