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Jota Silva, who is a request from Rui Borges for this transfer market, is further away from the Alvalade Club

The arrival of Jota Silva to Sporting may have become complicated in the last few hours. The owner of Nottingham Forest, Evangelos Marinakis, had already agreed to release the former player of Vitória de Guimarães, but may have gone back on his word. The talks between the two clubs are still ongoing.

According to information advanced by the newspaper A Bola, the desire of the Portuguese international forward to strengthen the lions may be decisive for his loan to proceed, even if it is against the will of the Hellenic owner of the tricky trees. In fact, the former forward of Vitória de Guimarães has already given the green light to move to the green and whites.

The step back taken by Evangelos Marinakis is based on the deal with the Sporting with Panathinaikos for Fotis Ioannidis, in which the SAD lion will spend 22 million euros plus 3M for objectives. This ends up influencing the owner of Nottingham Forrest, as he is also the owner of the main rival of the Athenians, Panathinaikos.

Despite also arousing the interest of Leeds, the Portuguese international believes that the move to the Alvalade Club will be more advantageous for his career, considering that the lions will fight for the three-time championship and have guaranteed participation in the main phase of the Champions League. The forward can attract attention and be an option for Roberto Martínez for the 2026 World Cup.

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 this season's Premier League.

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