So, by this argument it's either the league, the age or the money, or combination thereof?
Wales' striker Kieffer Moore was playing as a central defender in League Two three years ago, at age 27.
He was given a chance at striker, and now he's starting for Bournemouth in the Premier League at 30.
So age and quality of league aren't exclusionary factors to be "discovered" as better than initial appearances.
If we accept that, it comes down to money.
Players are missed sometime. If they see the performance, they don't give a shit about two mil for a 28 year old. That's an absolute bargain to any team in the Premier League OR Championship.
Two million... hell, anything under 5 Million really, is absolute chickenfeed to a Premier League club these days.
One more good game, and I wouldn't be surprised if they got that sort of offer.
Mind you, if you go by Nottingham newspaper reader comments, most Forest fans seem to want him back now to play in the Premier League:
https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport...ansfer-7856979
The comments at the end support that contention.