Verhoek rejects Forest move

09 August 2011 14:04
ADO Den Haag winger Wesley Verhoek has turned down a move to Nottingham Forest after having a change of heart on a move away from Holland.[LNB] Verhoek travelled to England on Monday for talks with Forest after the Championship outfit agreed a fee with ADO over the weekend.[LNB]Steve McClaren has been chasing the playmaker for some time, having been made aware of his talents during his time in charge of FC Twente, but the move is now off.[LNB]Forest chief executive Mark Arthur told the club's official website: "Both ADO Den Haag and ourselves are disappointed but we have no alternative but to respect Wesley's decision.[LNB]"Wesley is very close to his family and at least has made it clear now that he's not prepared to leave them and move to England.[LNB]"We would have had an even bigger problem had the transfer been finalised and he then concluded he could not leave Holland.[LNB]"He told us that although everything about the club was in his opinion fantastic, he already felt homesick and didn't think it was fair to the club or himself to proceed with the agreement.[LNB]"It's disappointing because we had agreed a deal with all parties concerned - the player, his agent and ADO Den Haag - in Amsterdam last Friday.[LNB]"I feel great sympathy for ADO Den Haag, who were expecting to receive a substantial transfer fee for the player and had also, we understand, already made a move in the transfer market to replace him."[LNB]A statement released on ADO's official website read: "After one day in England, Wesley Verhoek has decided that Nottingham Forest was not the adventure he thought it would be.[LNB]"He has given up on a foreign move and is hoping to stay in Holland, preferably with ADO Den Haag.[LNB]"After spending the last seven years with the club, his ties to the club are stronger than he first thought.[LNB]"The club is set to hold further discussions with him about his current situation and the future."[LNB]Rangers had also been interested in Verhoek before Forest jumped ahead of them in the queue.

Source: Team_Talk