There have been no reports of the 21-year-old suffering from injury or illness, which asks questions of Nuno Espirito Santo’s decision to omit him entirely. Reyna was an unused substitute in Forest’s 3-1 win at Sheffield United last weekend, with his previous appearance coming in the 2-0 home defeat to Manchester City.

It was hoped that Reyna would get his career back on track at Forest but the loan move from Borussia Dortmund has not worked out at all. The young talent, already capped 26 times by the USMNT, has started just two matches in the Premier League, contributing an assist in the first against Wolves.

Reyna became the youngest American at 17 years and 66 days to play in the Bundesliga when he debuted for Dortmund in January 2020, surpassing the previous record set by Christian Pulisic.

It seems unlikely now that Reyna will play in Forest’s final game of the season at Burnley. As such, he may already be focused on his return to Dortmund, who are scheduled to play Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League final on June 1. Reyna has racked up 121 appearances and 17 goals for BVB and signed a new deal which runs to June 2026 when completing his temporary switch to Forest.