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U.S. soccer's Gio Reyna to join Premier League's Nottingham Forest

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna (M) is to join Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the 2023-24 season. Photo by Christopher Neundorf/EPA-EFE
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna (M) is to join Nottingham Forest on loan for the rest of the 2023-24 season. Photo by Christopher Neundorf/EPA-EFE

Jan. 31 (UPI) -- United States Men's National Team midfielder Giovanni Reyna is headed to the Premier League, going on loan from Borussia Dortmund to Nottingham Forest.

Sources told ESPN, the Athletic and Sky Sports on Wednesday about the loan agreement. Reyna underwent a physical Wednesday morning as part of the transaction.

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The loan runs through the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.

Reyna, 21, made his senior team debut at Borussia Dortmund in 2020. He scored 13 goals in 90 league appearances for the German Bundesliga club.

Reyna scored seven times in 24 games for the United States Men's National Team.

Nottingham Forest will battle Bournemouth in a Premier League match at 9 a.m. EST Sunday at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England.

They are 5-12-5 through 22 games this season and sit in 16th place in the Premier League standings. The bottom three finishers in the 20-team league will be demoted to the EFL Championship, the second-tier of the English soccer league system.

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