Juventus winger Timothy Weah could end up making a return to France after rejecting the opportunity to join Nottingham Forest.
As confirmed by Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano on Saturday, the USMNT star won’t join the Premier League club, and neither will his teammate, Samuel Mbangula.
❌🌳 Deal off between Nottingham Forest and Juventus for Tim Weah and now also Samuel Mbangula.
Nottingham Forest leave the negotiations as they’re not convinced by current conditions of the deal. #NFFC pic.twitter.com/U5C5J2jHhk
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 28, 2025
The Bianconeri had caused a stir by dropping the duo from the squad that took on Manchester City in the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday.
Weah’s agent, Badou Sambague, was particularly vocal in his objection to the club’s decision.
“Weah is a fantastic player and a fantastic teammate. To see people acting like this for money and because they are selfish desappointed me a lot. This is a shame,” stung the agent.
“Anyway, until I’m here, nobody will push one of the players I advise to go on the right or on the left like a marionette. I am happy that Timo has a top education and a top personality to stay focus on the game.”
Juventus & Timothy Weah set to part ways?
This episode suggests that the relationship between Juventus and the 25-year-old is far from ideal. Hence, a divorce might be inevitable, even if the transfer to Forest is off the table.
According to Il Corriere dello Sport (via JuventusNews24), Monaco are looking to pounce on the situation and lure the versatile winger back to France.
Why Monaco could be an exciting opportunity for Tim Weah
Weah rose through the ranks of Paris Saint-Germain and went on to become a pillar for LOSC Lille before sealing a transfer to Turin in the summer of 2023.
Hence, it remains to be seen if the American will be enticed by a return to Ligue 1. It should be noted that Monaco can offer him the opportunity to play in the Champions League next season.
The French principality club is building an exciting project, and they’re expected to announce the capture of former Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in the coming hours
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Add a CommentThe players will like this agent, but there will be no team to sign them. The clients of such an agent (who does not look after the interests of the team) should be ignored. He can stay in Turin. Minimum wage and walk around the city, which is quite nice and big. He should have been suspended after his statement during the presidential visit.
How could u support a Giuntoli style transfer? R u from a dictatorship country?
Why the agent or player should accept a ridiculous and unwilling transfer? Weah is more useful than Nico.
Very disappointed with Comolli and Tudor. There’s no difference comparing them to Giuntoli and Motta, forcing players to leave cheaply and unpleasantly. Why not force Koop, Nico, DV9, Luiz to leave?
Seems another doomed season ahead.
You can’t be that hypocritical person! Weah got a very good offer from England and Juventus didn’t want to give him to a dictator for forced labor, as one might think based on your description.
I am a Juventus fan! I don’t support overpaid, overvalued players who act like petty kings, and get rich at a football club whose results are stagnant. Do you???
Weah inherited neither his father’s talent nor his diplomacy.
There are at least a hundred thousand players like Weah (minimally talented) in the world, or more. Yet he gets paid a hundred times more than the average person so that such things don’t cause problems, so that if the club’s interests so desire, he can play football elsewhere from then on.
The exaggeration starts with Robin Van Persie. Juventus wanted to sign him and he wanted to come to Juventus, but Arsenal sent him to Saudi Arabia (if I remember correctly).
And ENGLISH futball club! And I don’t remember the world press picking up on the dictatorial attitude that much at the time.
By the way I think the management are trying to sell Vlahovic, González and Luiz as well, but that doesn’t change anything in the case of Weah.