Sporting push forward and Rui Borges could get a gift from Varandas soon | OneFootball

Sporting has sent a new proposal to Nottingham Forest to secure the signing of Jota Silva in the current transfer window. The Portuguese winger is one of Rui Borges’ wishes for the 2025/26 season, and Frederico Varandas continues to work with the English club to secure the player’s loan – although the deal has recently become complicated.

Sporting had already sent a proposal to Nottingham Forest last Tuesday, August 26, which was well received at first. However, the owner of the Premier League club, Evangelos Marinakis, was not at all pleased with Sporting’s signing of Ioannidis, and the deal for Jota Silva became more complicated.

This happened because, in addition to owning Nottingham Forest, Evangelos Marinakis also owns Olympiakos, arch-rival of Panathinaikos, the club from which Ioannidis arrived. Moreover, the Greek is also part of the board at Rio Ave, where Clayton plays—the alternative forward Sporting ended up signing.

These two factors shook up the situation, but the newspaper A Bola reports that the Lions do not want to give up, and that Frederico Varandas has sent a new proposal for Jota Silva last Friday, August 29. Despite the difficulties, the expectation is that Frederico Varandas will be able to bring the deal to a successful conclusion, to bring the winger—reportedly a request from Rui Borges—to Alvalade.

Sporting continues to pursue Jota Silva on loan, with a purchase option depending on the Portuguese winger meeting certain objectives. At the moment, it’s not out of the question that this option could become mandatory at the end of the season, which may end up being one of the conditions to finally resolve the case of the former Guimarães player.

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