DONE DEAL: Leicester City finalized deal with Nottingham Forest to sign title-winning captain

August 8, 2024 admin LEICESTER CITY 0

The former centre-back has taken up a role at the City Ground, where he made his name as a player, making more than 400 appearances before his switch to the King Power Stadium

Leicester City’s title-winning captain Wes Morgan has headed back to the red corner of the East Midlands after rejoining Nottingham Forest.

Morgan has been announced as a new national scout with Forest’s academy, the former centre-back returning to his Nottingham roots and to the City Ground, where he made his name as a player. At Forest, Morgan played more than 400 times before his £1m switch to the King Power Stadium.

Hanging up his boots in 2021, with his final appearance coming in City’s FA Cup final triumph, Morgan has been doing a spot of punditry in the mean-time, as well as sitting on the board at the PFA. Now he’s got a new gig back at his old club.

Forest say Morgan will work as a national scout for their newly-formed emerging talent recruitment team. He’ll be scouring the country for the best up-and-coming youngsters.

Wes Morgan attends the Football Black List awards evening at Battersea Arts Centre

Morgan said: “Growing up in Nottingham and spending a significant period of my career at Forest, I have a big affinity for the club. Working alongside the talented staff and coaches, I’m looking forward to helping identify emerging talent in the local area and beyond.

“The club is proud to have consistently developed players from the academy that go on to have successful professional careers with the first team and it’s our job to ensure that trend continues. Dan (Kelly, head of academy recruitment) has created a modern, dynamic recruitment team that is connected to the market and utilises modern technologies to combine traditional scouting with footage and data – I can’t wait to contribute to this.”

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