Fulham star, Alex Iwobi has revealed a little less known situation after his exit from Everton before joining the London based outfit, revealing that there was concrete interest from Nottingham Forest with the manager at the time giving him a call before moving to the Cottagers, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The Super Eagles midfielder who is arguably Fulham's best player this season asper Fulham Fan News confessed that although there was interest, a formal bid wasn't presented.
“There was interest, the main interest came from Nottingham Forest. The manager at the time he called me and he asked what I was thinking about joining. Ten minutes later, Ola (Aina) has called me and he’s like, ‘Alex, you coming Nottingham Forest, the manager just called me and said persuade Alex’.
"I could have been linking up with Ola, but eventually they didn’t put in a bid and only Fulham did, so that was that.”
Both players have been indispensable for their clubs this campaign, Nottingham Forest are pushing for a UCL place while Fulham are in contention for European football next season.
By Oluwadamilola Olaleye