Nottingham Forest snatch teen forward Manni Norkett from Manchester United
Posted by  badge Boss on Jun 30, 2023 - 05:29AM
Manni Norkett has moved on from Manchester United (Picture: Getty Images)

have announced three signings for their academy on Thursday, including teenage striker Manni Norkett from .

Also arriving at the City Ground are Will Brook from and Harry Griffiths from AFC , both of whom are goalkeepers.

Nottingham Forest’s assistant academy manager, Chris McGuane, said: ‘We are delighted to welcome Harry, Manni and Will to the club at such an exciting time.

‘Each of them bring their own qualities and experience which we hope to add to an already very strong group as we continue to look to significantly enhance our academy provision.

‘Together with the first team we hope to create new opportunities for players of the highest potential and look forward to bringing the boys on that journey as we view them as exciting prospects for the future.’

18-year-old Norkett he was 13 in 2018 after interest from a number of top flight clubs.

He has gone on to be a Under-18 side and also performed for the Under-21s, making his debut for that age range in 2021.

United said in a statement: ‘We would like to wish Manni the very best of luck at Forest, and hope to come across him in Premier League 2 next season.’

Nottingham Forest’s first team coach Steve Cooper has an excellent record of working with young players and the three new arrivals will hope to get the chance to catch his eye in the near future.

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