United States goalkeeper Matt Turner is about for a transfer to Lyon, with the Ligue 1 membership agreeing on a $9.1 million charge with Premier League aspect Nottingham Forest, a supply confirmed to ESPN.
Turner, 30, had been in dire want of a transfer after spending final season on mortgage with Crystal Palace, and making simply 4 appearances, all in cup competitions. He’ll be part of worldwide teammate Tanner Tessmann in Lyon.
It is unclear how Turner will slot in at Lyon, whose major keeper in 2024-25 was Brazilian Lucas Perri. Perri made 45 appearances throughout all competitions for Lyon this season.
The transfer ought to please U.S. supervisor Mauricio Pochettino, who three weeks in the past mentioned the beginning goalkeeping job with the USMNT was “open” resulting from Turner’s lack of enjoying time, and that he can be different choices.
New York Metropolis FC keeper Matt Freese began Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Turkey.
“I feel it is true that [Turner is] not enjoying and we had been speaking with him and we translate the concept for the long run, in a single yr time, I feel he wants to seek out the way in which to compete each week,” mentioned Pochettino final month.
Turner seemingly got here out of nowhere in his rise by the skilled ranks, starting his profession with the New England Revolution in 2016 after enjoying collegiately at Fairfield College. By 2018, he was the beginning goalkeeper for the Revs, and he was named MLS Goalkeeper of the 12 months in 2021.
He moved to Arsenal in February of 2022, however an absence of enjoying time there noticed him safe a transfer to Nottingham Forest the for the 2022-23 season. Turner started the marketing campaign as Forest’s beginning keeper, however a collection of shaky performances noticed him lose his spot within the lineup.
The mortgage to Palace was secured in August of 2024.
The Park Ridge, New Jersey, native made his worldwide debut in 2021 and has gone on to make 51 appearances with the U.S., together with 4 on the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
GiveMeSport was the primary to report the information. Turner’s agent, Dan Segal, of Wasserman Media Group, declined to remark.
