{"id":829627,"date":"2025-02-25T10:12:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/will-nottingham-forest-renew-ola-ainas-contract-following-newcastle-error\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:12:21","slug":"will-nottingham-forest-renew-ola-ainas-contract-following-newcastle-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/will-nottingham-forest-renew-ola-ainas-contract-following-newcastle-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Nottingham Forest renew Ola Aina\u2019s contract following Newcastle error?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest full-back, Ola Aina, has just four months left on his contract at the City Ground, <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old defender joined the two-time UEFA Champions League winners in the summer of 2023, on a year deal, with the option to extend for another season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/nottingham-forest-ola-aina-deal.html\">Aina\u2019s<\/a> current deal has the option for another season extension, but with interest from <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/italian-serie-a-side-join-manchester-city-in-pursuit-of-nottingham-forests-ola-aina.html\">Manchester City, AC Milan, and Roma,<\/a> the Nigerian might be tempted to leave when the transfer window opens next summer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151606\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1059196428-1024x578.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"578\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151606\">Ola Aina after the final whistle as Nottingham Forest lose 3-4 to Newcastle United at St. James\u2019s Park, Newcastle, England on 23 February 2025. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>Get Our Sports News First \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The former Chelsea defender was at fault for one of Newcastle\u2019s goals when both sides met last weekend, causing a penalty via a handball that led to a delicate penalty chip by Aleksandar Isak, and Aina\u2019s decision didn\u2019t go down well with the Forest fans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r5vC62ayaMg?si=AHvykjN5w90e0sEw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not sure Aina deserves a new contract. We really could do with another option at right back. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nffc?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#nffc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kazza (@TilehurstRed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TilehurstRed\/status\/1893672686187913332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Will Forest renew Ola Aina\u2019s contract?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Aina has been one of Forest\u2019s most consistent performers over the past year, accruing 48 appearances across all competitions, scoring three goals and providing two assists.<\/p>\n<p>Nuno Espirito Santo has made it clear he\u2019s keen on keeping the squad together and has tied Murillo and in-form striker, Chris Wood to new deals at the City Ground, but Aina\u2019s situation pends.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151609\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1059208288-1024x749.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"749\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151609\">Callum Wilson in action with Ola Aina during the match between Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest at St. James Park, Newcastle. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former Tottenham Hotspur head coach has maintained confidence about Aina\u2019s future severally, revealing there\u2019s nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn Ola\u2019s contract, No, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s an issue on that. They [Ola Aina, Murillo and Chris Wood] are working very well. Things are going well. The people responsible for that part of the club are taking care of it. It helps when a player is happy, as a club there is no issue in terms of changing. What we want is our players to feel good. We provide the right atmosphere and then they have to do their jobs on the pitch,\u201d Nuno said as previously reported by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/nottingham-forest-espirito-santo-breaks-guardiolas-heart-with-update-on-ainas-contract.html\">Soccernet.ng<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"amp-readmore-target\">Aina, on the other hand as well, has revealed he\u2019s content with life at the City Ground, revealing his intent to continue with the Reds despite interest from elsewhere.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI hope so [to continue at Forest], I really enjoy it here. I enjoy the staff, the players, the club, the community. Everything about it is a good place, so, yeah, hopefully,\u201d the full-back told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports<\/a> prior to Forest\u2019s loss to Eddie Howe\u2019s Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151607\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/imago1059201142-1024x683.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151607\">Ola Aina controls the ball during the match between Newcastle United FC and Nottingham Forest FC at St. James Park on February 23, 2025, in Newcastle, England. [Photo Credit\/ Imago].<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the admission of continuity from the club\u2019s coach and the player, it appears an agreement might be on the cards, and if nothing concrete happens, there\u2019s an extension clause for both parties to fall back on.<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest are currently third on the English Premier League, punching above their weights as they press on towards a UEFA Champions League qualification spot. They\u2019ve lost their last two league games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Soccer Adefolahan Guerreiro\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/740e257566cac1cbb2887e0f85afd655?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/guerreiro\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdefolahan Guerreiro\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tAdefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience.<\/p>\n<p>He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/ola-aina-nottingham-forest-2.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Adefolahan Guerreiro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest full-back, Ola Aina, has just four months left on his contract at the City Ground, Soccernet.ng reports. The 28-year-old defender joined the two-time UEFA Champions League winners in the summer of 2023, on a year deal, with the option to extend for another season. Aina\u2019s current deal has the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":829628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26774,94925,2005],"tags":[14675,94924],"class_list":{"0":"post-829627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-forest","8":"category-nottingham","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-forest","11":"tag-nottingham"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}