“Not the right club for me” – 23-year-old concedes move to Nottingham Forest a mistake

Being selected as one of Europe’s top performers in any given week isn’t the most likely scenario when you’re performing for Beerschot.

But on Monday, Loïc Mbe Soh’s odd dream came true when he was selected for the squad of the week by the French daily L’Equipe, which covers the continent but does not include French football. L’Equipe is renowned for its weekly choices. After playing well in a 2-1 victory over Anderlecht, the 23-year-old was included in the squad along with players like Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe.
Mbe Soh left Nottingham Forest when his contract with the Premier League team expired, and he didn’t transfer to Beerschot until August.

In 2020, the center defender moved from PSG to Nottingham Forest, eventually leaving on loan moves to Guingamp and Almere City.

Speaking to Gazet van Antwerpen, he’s been asked why the move to England didn’t work out for him and conceded it was probably simply the wrong choice choice to make at that stage of his career.

Gazet van Antwerpen quote the youngster as saying: “In retrospect, that was not the right club for me at that time. I was also plagued by injuries. And to be successful in football, everything has to be right. That was not the case at Nottingham Forest. But you can’t dwell on that for too long. That’s football. It’s part of it. Move on.”

Following the end of his contract with Forest, Mbe Soh didn’t immediately get a new club and had to train alone waiting for opportunities. Beerschot showed up in late August and it looks like he’s making the most of it.