Nottingham Forest News can exclusively reveal how much the club will pay to sign three players from Brazilian outfit Botafogo
Forest agreed to sign the three South American players over the weekend. The trio agreed to come to the City Ground, with the players to check in after Botafogo’s participation in the forthcoming Club World Cup is over.
The curtain came down on the 2024/25 campaign, with Forest finishing seventh in the Premier League and after flirting with the Champions League last season, it will be a place in the UEFA Conference League instead for Nuno Espirito Santo.
With Igor Jesus checking in alongside Cuiabano and Jair Cunha, the information has now been given to us on exactly how much the three players will be costing the Reds.
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How much will Nottingham Forest pay for Igor Jesus, Cuiabano and Jair Cunha
A triple swoop is rare in modern-day football, but it would appear that Forest are going to be getting an absolute steal with this one.
Nottingham Forest News can confirm that the Reds will pay £33.6 million to sign all three players, with the news unlikely to go down well with Botafogo supporters.
The Reds have agreed to the cut-price deal, with Jesus himself costing Forest £16.8 million.
Forest have needed a new centre-forward to compete with Chris Wood for a while, with Evangelos Marinakis trying desperately to sign one in January.
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That never materialised, but Forest are keen to move quickly during the summer window as the club bids to kick on next season.
Nottingham Forest won’t be signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Another striker will be sought after the addition of Jesus, but Forest won’t be signing Calvert-Lewin.
The 11-cap England star is out of contract at Goodison Park this summer and won’t be receiving a new contract ahead of Everton’s move to their new stadium.
Calvert-Lewin is unlikely to be short of suitors, but he’s not under consideration for a move to Forest.
The Reds will be doing lots of business this summer – both ways – and it will be imperative that only the right players are added to the ranks, with the team spirit on Trentside exceptional over the last 12 months.