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 has been 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 is not willing to let the Ivory Coast international leave for less than a fixed €40 million. On top of that amount, the green and whites want to add performance-related bonuses that could raise the deal to €45 million.

The negotiations have seen progress and setbacks, 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.

The Sporting . All that remains now is to finalize the last details of the agreement and determine when Diomande will be able to travel to England to complete the transfer.

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