Forest reject €16m for Jota Silva, Sporting to increase bid | OneFootball

Sporting has accelerated negotiations and is very close to finalizing the signing of Portuguese Jota Silva from Nottingham Forest

After failing to sign Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk and Yeremay Hernández from Deportivo, Sporting has accelerated negotiations and is very close to finalizing the loan signing of Portuguese Jota Silva. Between the loan fee and potential acquisition, the deal is expected to be around 20 million euros.

The Lions ended up losing the young Brazilian winger from the Ukrainians to Fulham, England and, therefore, they have finally moved for Nuno Espírito Santo's protégé. The agreement for the former Vitória de Guimarães player thus includes a substantial purchase option at the end of the contract (June 2026), according to MaisFutebol.

Evangelos Marinakis, owner of the British club, rejected, this morning, a new offer from Sporting, based on a loan with a fee of 2 million euros, with an additional 2 million euros based on objectives, and a mandatory purchase clause next summer of 16 million euros.

Also targeted by Brazil's Botafogo, Jota Silva, 26 years old, is a request from Rui Borges at Sporting. The Lions are trying to finalize the signing of the footballer who is not in Nottingham Forest's plans for 2025/26. Paris FC showed interest in the footballer in this final phase of the market, but dropped out after the amounts requested by the English.

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 in the first round of the Premier League this season.

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