The England youth international has left Forest on loan for the season.
Tyler Walker
Nottingham Forest may have recently tied up star striker Britt Assombalonga to a new deal but the club have also let three strikers depart the club on deadline day.
Lars Veldwijk departed for KV Kortrijk whilst Dexter Blackstock also had his contract mutually terminated.
Tyler Walker was the other, as he headed to Stevenage on a season-long loan deal.
Nottingham Forest’s Tyler Walker celebrates after he scores their first goal
The son of Forest legend Des Walker has now spoken about his hopes for his move to the Lamex Stadium, and what Forest told him prior to his exit.
He told the Hertfordshire Mercury:
“I’m a goalscorer. I’m quick as well and like to run in behind defenders.
“I signed on Wednesday and trained with the lads straight away and they’ve all been really welcoming.
“Obviously I want to get as many games in the Football League as possible and that wasn’t possible at Forest, so I was delighted when everything went smoothly and I was able to come to Stevenage.
“The coaches at Forest told me to go score goals, get some confidence and that when I return I’ll be a much better player for it.”
Nottingham Forest’s Tyler Walker scores a goal that was later disallowed
Walker has certainly got the potential, and pedigree, to go a long way in the game.
He became a regular at Forest during spells of last season – with the club struggling with injury problems up top.
Walker featured 15 times for Forest last season, scoring just one goal – but also had a spell on loan with Burton Albion.
But at just 19-years-old he remains a hot prospect at the City Ground – even if he is not quite in the first-team plans of Philippe Montanier at present.
He will be hoping to impress at Stevenage this season to push his claim for regular football with Nottingham Forest.
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