£40,000-a-week Nottingham Forest outcast plays for B-Team against Gedling MW

Harry Arter played and captained a Nottingham Forest Under-21 outfit last night in the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup. A young Reds outfit took on Gedling Miners Welfare of the United Counties Division One.

Arter hasn’t played a professional game of football since featuring for Notts County on loan during the 2021/22 campaign. He made just nine appearances at Meadow Lane and hasn’t played a senior game since.

The Reds have struggled to offload the midfielder. Forest are paying the midfielder £40,000-a-week at the moment due to a clause that was inserted in the contract he signed in 2020 to give him a pay rise if the club won promotion.

Arter captains Forest B-Team

At 33-years-old, Arter could still be doing a job for someone in the EFL. Instead, he’s training with the B-Team and helping Warren Joyce with a bit of coaching among the younger players.

Last night he helped the Reds win 4-1 and reach the quarter-final of the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup by beating a determined Gedling outfit.

It’s not clear who scored the four goals that the B-Team managed last night. Arter wasn’t on the score sheet for Forest, however, and he likely didn’t complete 90 minutes either.

Reds will struggle to offload Arter now

The Reds are going to struggle to offload the midfielder now. Arter will be out of contract in the summer and in terms of Forest getting rid of the player it can’t come soon enough.

Arter signed for Forest shortly after he had starred in the Championship for Fulham. He helped them win promotion to the Premier League and on the face of things, it looked a good addition.

However, it’s proved a disastrous deal, to say the least. He’s made just 14 appearances for the club and spent more time training away from the senior ranks than he has with it.

Thankfully, have moved on from debacles like this when it comes to recruitment. This deal involving Arter must become the last of its type involving Forest.