{"id":293358,"date":"2023-09-21T19:22:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293358"},"modified":"2023-09-21T19:22:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T19:22:45","slug":"exclusive-harry-arter-is-refusing-to-terminate-nottingham-forest-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/exclusive-harry-arter-is-refusing-to-terminate-nottingham-forest-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Harry Arter is refusing to terminate Nottingham Forest deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Harry Arter is determined to see out his contract at Nottingham Forest after failing to come to an agreement to end his stay at the City Ground.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old moved to the club while Forest were still in the Championship after completing a permanent transfer from Bournemouth three-years ago, but hasn’t featured for the side in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Arter’s last outing for the club came during a two-minute cameo against Preston in 2021 and the midfielder is still raking in \u00a340,000-per-week, despite not being involved with the first-team.<\/p>\n
Forest are said to be desperate to get rid of the star and attempted to engineer his exit during the summer transfer window but there was a lack of interest in the player.<\/p>\n
A source revealed to Mail Sport that an unnamed Dubai side made an offer but were only willing to sanction a \u00a31000-per-week salary that Arter was unwilling to accept.<\/p>\n
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Harry Arter is determined to see out his contract at Nottingham Forest after failing to come to an agreement to end his stay at the City Ground<\/p>\n
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Arter (middle) isn’t involved with the Forest first-team but is still raking in \u00a340,000-per-week<\/p>\n
More recent loan spells at National League side Notts County handed Arter minutes outside England’s professional league set-up as he made nine appearances for the club. He also featured in the FA Cup and League One for Charlton in the same season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Further frustration has been growing from within the Forest camp after Arter was said to have returned for pre-season in an unfit condition that displeased staff at the club.<\/p>\n
Forest, like other Premier League sides, conduct fitness tests after players return from summer holidays with Arter two kilograms over the club’s threshold.<\/p>\n
Sources further claim there is a lack of motivation from the player to try and force his way into Steve Cooper’s first-team and is instead focused solely on seeing out the remainder of his contract.<\/p>\n
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The midfielder hasn’t featured for Forest in the past two-years and has made just 14 senior appearances for the club<\/p>\n
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Forest manager Steve Cooper didn’t include Arter in his two previous Premier League squads for the season<\/p>\n
His current deal expires at the end of the current season, however, Forest have been proactively trying to seek a solution for the player to continue playing elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Arter wasn’t named in Forest’s Premier League squad for a second consecutive season and is instead training with the club’s academy teams.<\/p>\n
Forest have struggled to deal with Arter’s representative, Paul Martin, and believe they are prioritising financial gain over attempting to find a suitable deal to terminate his contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arter has made just 14 senior appearances for Forest since joining the club. Mail Sport have contacted the player’s representative for comment.<\/p>\n