Well this certainly came out of the blue.
Literally out of the blue in this case given who he’s being linked with.
According to reports in The Sun (15/11/19, page 74), Everton are interested in bringing in defender Matty Cash, with the Premier League side supposedly willing to pay £12m for the 22-year-old.
Despite being played out of position, he has made a pretty good impression on the division, enough for him to be the division’s best right-back according to WhoScored.com’s rating system, as well as setting Championship records for his displays.
So when the news came through that he was linked with the Toffees, Nottingham Forest fans took to Twitter to express their views on the matter, and funnily enough there wasn’t a consensus among the fan base. Some felt that the £12m being offered was a more than fair price, whilst others felt that selling on someone who has been so crucial to them this season would be a huge backwards.
Any other time, I’d accept £12 Million for Matty Cash to be honest, but if we are serious about making the playoffs, we NEED to keep hold of our players. Not only that, he’s one of only two fit right-backs we have and is pivotal to how we play. It’ll be a no from us, lads. #nffc pic.twitter.com/Yvo5zNpA6p
— Jake (@jakeadkinsport) November 15, 2019
12m for Matty Cash?I'm presuming that's just for his one leg ???? #nffc
— Nick Roberts (@NoddyRoberts1) November 15, 2019
Not good for anyone needs to stay end of
— Richard Nisher Smith ⭐⭐ (@Nishernffc76) November 15, 2019
I love matty cash, hard worker , but 12 mill for a Championship player I’d take all day long
— jase rollo (@RolloJase) November 15, 2019
Take the money and leg it.
— Lord Humbug II (@JanekPhoto) November 15, 2019
Yeah let’s just sell our upcoming stars ???? we’re trying to build a team here, not demolish it.
— Claire (@LilMissRedDog) November 15, 2019
I know I made a joke about it earlier but sell with a loan back would be a good move for all
— Jonno Reilly (@Jonno_Reilly) November 15, 2019
@Everton Cash isn’t for sale lads #NFFC
— Riley (@RileyNFFC_) November 15, 2019
Should Forest cash in on Matty?
Yes
No
It raises an interesting conundrum, do they cash in and strengthen? Or do they hold on to him and gamble on promotion?