Jota Silva deal stalls, Sporting and Nottingham Forest at odds | OneFootball

Sporting and Nottingham Forest have already all but ruled out the return of Jota Silva to Portuguese football. With just minutes left before the close of the transfer window in Portugal, the two sides remain far from reaching an agreement, so the player is unlikely to become a reinforcement.

Evangelos Marinakis, owner of the English club, insists on a permanent transfer in the region of 17 million euros. On the other hand, the green and white SAD, led by Frederico Varandas, prefers a loan with an option to buy at the end of the loan period.

The president of the Alvalade club himself got involved in the process, trying to speed up negotiations, but the club managed by Nuno Espírito Santo has been adamant about selling the player, who is a specific request from Rui Borges for the 2025/26 season.

If no agreement is reached between the parties, Jota Silva will remain at Nottingham Forest and fulfill his contract, which is valid until June 2028. Sporting’s latest offer for Jota Silva involved a payment of 20 million euros, divided between the loan fee, purchase obligation, and achievable variables. Even so, this amount was considered insufficient by the British club.

Jota Silva – valued at 15 million euros – took part 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 provided two assists. The player came off the bench in the first round of this season’s Premier League.

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