Leonino exclusive: Evangelos Marinakis’ behaviour leaves Sporting fuming | OneFootball

Evangelos Marinakis, owner of Nottingham Forest, made Jota Silva's transfer as difficult as possible. As revealed by our Newspaper in this Leonino Exclusive, Frederico Varandas was very irritated with the businessman's attitude, which prevented the forward from signing with Sporting.

As known, Sporting reached an agreement with the tricky trees for the signing of the Portuguese international, but the documentation arrived on the Liga Portugal platform one minute after the deadline, which invalidated the deal for the player.

According to information gathered from a source close to the process, Frederico Varandas is furious with Marinakis's position, who complicated the transfer until the last moment, leaving Sporting's officials with little room to maneuver 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 – 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 used substitute in the first round of this season's Premier League.

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