After signing a new three-year contract with Nottingham Forest, defender Joe Worrall received a substantial pay raise, according to sources who spoke to Football Insider.
The center-back’s new deal, which runs through June 2026, was revealed by Forest on Friday, September 8.
Worrall’s last contract at the City Ground, worth £15,000 per week, was set to end in June 2024.
But now that the club has stabilized in the Premier League from the previous season, he has received a sizable pay raise.
After rising through the club’s levels, Worrall’s new contract keeps him there for the prime years of his career.
According to a reliable source, Forest has taken action to keep the center-back at the team despite interest in his services from other clubs.
The club captain had the opportunity to speak with international clubs about a pre-contract on January 1 before committing to his new contract.
In Forest’s first four Premier League games of the year, Worrall has started three.
But now that the club has stabilized in the Premier League from the previous season, he has received a sizable pay raise.
After rising through the club’s levels, Worrall’s new contract keeps him there for the prime years of his career.
According to a reliable source, Forest has taken action to keep the center-back at the team despite interest in his services from other clubs.
The club captain had the opportunity to speak with international clubs about a pre-contract on January 1 before committing to his new contract.
In Forest’s first four Premier League games of the year, Worrall has started three.
Despite a flood of acquisitions threatening to displace him in the lineup, the defender from Nottingham made 34 appearances last season across all competitions.
Worrall, a former Under-21 England international, has now made 217 appearances for Nottingham Forest. He was a crucial component of their eventual promotion through the Championship playoffs in the 2021–22 season.
Cooper’s team is eighth in the standings after winning two of their first four Premier League games.
After the 18 September international break, Forest will play Burnley.