One day after he shut out Oman with the U.S. men’s national team, the harsh reality of Ethan Horvath’s club situation became apparent.
Nottingham Forest omitted Horvath from its 25-man Premier League squad on Wednesday, further reinforcing how far the 28-year-old is from club minutes.
The Colorado native missed out behind the club’s current starter, his international teammate Matt Turner, as well as the newly signed Odysseas Vlachodimos and Wales international Wayne Hennessey.
Horvath started last season while on loan at Luton Town, helping the club earn promotion to the Premier League. The Hatters opted against making the move permanent, however.
Horvath is now ineligible to play in the Premier League again until January at the earliest. With Forest already eliminated from the Carabao Cup and FA Cup minutes looking unlikely, Horvath is facing several months without any club playing time.
The only hope of avoiding that fate is a late move to the increasingly small number of leagues where the summer transfer window is still open.
Horvath has earned nine USMNT caps in his career, and served as Turner’s backup at the World Cup last year.
Steffen makes Man City’s PL squad
In a somewhat surprising move, USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen was named to Manchester City’s Premier League squad.
Steffen joined starter Ederson, as well as Scott Carson and Stefan Ortega as the Premier League champions’ four goalkeepers.
But don’t expect Steffen to see the field for City. The goalkeeper is still working his way back from knee surgery in June, and has previously expressed his desire to leave City permanently after playing with Middlesbrough on loan last season.
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