Marinakis is delaying Ousmane Diomande transfer, but Sporting won't budge | OneFootball

Ousmane Diomande is getting closer and closer to leaving Sporting to join Nottingham Forest, but nothing is finalized yet. The two clubs have already reached an agreement in principle, but there are still details to be resolved before the centre-back is given permission to travel to England.

Sporting’s SAD will not allow the Ivory Coast international to leave for less than a fixed fee of €40 million. On top of that amount, the green-and-whites want to add performance-related bonuses that could take the deal up to €45 million.

Negotiations have seen ups and downs, as Evangelos Marinakis, owner of Nottingham Forest, is trying to protect the Premier League club’s interests as much as possible. Even so, the outcome of the process is seen as practically inevitable in Alvalade.

Ousmane Diomande is a specific request from Oliver Glasner, the new manager of the ‘Foresters’. The Austrian coach had already tried to sign the defender last season, when he was in charge of Crystal Palace, and has now renewed his efforts to secure the arrival of the 22-year-old player.

Sporting have already moved ahead of the departure of the number 26 by signing Ibrahima Ba from Famalicão. All that remains now is to settle the final details of the agreement and decide when Diomande will be able to travel to England to complete the transfer.

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