Sporting miss out on Jota Silva, Portuguese League to blame | OneFootball

Sporting did not manage to finalize the deal for Jota Silva in time, missing out by just a small step from having the entire operation closed.

Sporting was unable to sign Jota Silva on the last day of the transfer window because the player's registration did not enter the Liga Portugal in time. The club experienced a very intense end to the summer window, with several advances and setbacks, but saw the deal for the Portuguese international fall through.

The information is reported by the newspaper Record. Sporting and Nottingham Forest reached an agreement for Jota Silva late on the last Monday, September 1, and managed to register the deal on FIFA's TMS (Transfer Matching System) platform, a system that exists to validate transfers between clubs from different countries/leagues.

However, the documentation did not enter the Portuguese League in time, which meant that the player was not registered to compete in Portugal, thwarting Sporting's aspirations to include Jota Silva in Rui Borges' squad from this transfer window.

Sporting had a very intense day last Monday. They started by negotiating Jota Silva with Nottingham Forest, but at one point they almost offered 40 million euros for Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk - the deal also fell through and the player joined Fulham, under Marco Silva. The club then turned their attention back to the Portuguese international, formerly of Guimarães.

But Nottingham Forest only accepted Sporting's conditions for a transfer very late, on the last day, September 1. The two teams had a closed deal for a loan that would cost Sporting 4.5 million euros, with the club having an option to buy clause worth 15.5 million - a transaction that could reach up to 20 million.

Check out this goal by Jota Silva, seen from the stands:

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