Nottingham Forest signed Gboly Ariyibi for £500k in 2017 but he is yet to make his Championship debut.
Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has admitted to the club’s TV channel that he hopes to keep Nottingham Forest winger Gboly Ariyibi at Fir Park for the 2019/20 season.
The 24-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at The Well, producing three assists in five Scottish Premiership appearances.
As it stands, however, Ariyibi is due to return to Nottingham Forest despite the fact that he does not appear to have any future at the City Ground. A £500,000 signing from Chesterfield in January 2017, the former USA U23 star has not made a single appearance in Forest colours.
But if Martin O’Neill decides to let Ariyibi go this summer, Motherwell would be very keen to offer him a fresh start on a permanent basis.
“We’re desperately trying to keep him and negotiating with Forest. We’ve got a lot of players to sign and we’re actively trying to do that,” Robinson has admitted.
Ariyibi, who started his English football career with Leeds United, has also spent time out on loan at MK Dons and Northampton since joining Nottingham Forest two-and-a-half years ago.
He is just one of many fringe players the two time European Cup winners will be trying to find new clubs for this summer with the likes of Zach Clough and Jason Cummings also expected to be surplus to requirements.
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