Deal for Jota Silva stalls, Sporting and Nottingham Forest at odds | OneFootball

Sporting and Nottingham Forest are far from reaching an agreement, so Jota Silva is unlikely to be a reinforcement for Rui Borges.

Sporting and Nottingham Forest have almost ruled out the return of Jota Silva to Portuguese football. With only a few minutes left before the transfer window closes in Portugal, the two sides are far from an agreement, so the footballer is unlikely to be a reinforcement.

Evangelos Marinakis, owner of the English club, insists on a permanent transfer worth around 17 million euros. On the other hand, the green and white management, led by Frederico Varandas, prefers a loan with an option to buy at the end of the loan period.

The top executive of the Alvalade Club himself got involved in the process, trying to speed up the negotiations, but the team led by Nuno Espírito Santo has been adamant about selling the player, who is a specific request from Rui Borges for 2025/26.

If no agreement is reached between the parties, Jota Silva will stay at Nottingham Forest and fulfill his contract valid until June 2028. Sporting's last offer for Jota Silva involved a payment of 20 million euros divided between loan fee, purchase obligation, and performance-related variables. Even so, this amount was deemed insufficient by the British.

Jota Silva – valued at 15 million euros – participated in 37 matches for Nottingham Forest last season: 31 in the Premier League, five in the FA Cup, and one in the English League Cup. Rarely a starting option in England, the winger scored four goals and made two assists. The player was a substitute used in the first round of this season's Premier League.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.