Exclusive: Furious Varandas blames collapse of Jota Silva deal | OneFootball

Frederico Varandas blames Evangelos Marinakis in the Jota Silva case. As revealed by our newspaper in this Leonino Exclusive, the Sporting president points to the owner of Nottingham Forest as the main reason why the forward is not, at this moment, a player for the Lions.

As is known, Sporting reached an agreement with the Tricky Trees for the signing of the Portuguese international, but the paperwork arrived on the Liga Portugal platform one minute after the deadline, which made the deal for the player impossible.

According to information gathered from a source close to the process, Frederico Varandas is furious with Marinakis's stance, which made the transfer difficult until the very last minute, leaving the Sporting officials with little room to handle the necessary documentation.

Bernardo Palmeiro, Sporting's general director for football, did everything possible to ensure that everything was in compliance in time, but the clock was against the green and whites due to the various changes demanded by Marinakis.

Jota Silva – valued at 15 million euros – took part 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 first-choice option in England, the winger scored four goals and provided two assists. The player came off the bench in the first round of this season's Premier League.

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