Botafogo CWC star wants to ‘decelerate’ exit to hand Forest major transfer blow

Nottingham Forest absorb apparently been handed a blow in their efforts to signal a Botafogo star after the Membership World Cup.

Prior to the tournament within the United States, it turned into alleged that the Premier League club absorb been making an strive to keep three gamers from the Brazilian champions.

Igor Jesus – who has scored twice within the competition – can reportedly be considered as a Forest participant in ready, while doubts remain over left-assist Cuiabano.

With regards to centre-assist Jair Cunha, the suggestions absorb been that he, too, ought to be following Jesus to the Metropolis Floor after Botafogo’s participation at the Membership World Cup ends.

On the opposite hand, in accordance to journalist Andre Hernan, Forest are now fully outsiders to signal a defender whose recognition is on the upward thrust.

What is Cunha enhance?

Hernan says that the 20-year-feeble has started to ‘realize’ that he doesn’t need to lag away last season’s Brasileiro title winners at this stage of his occupation.

Talking to UOL, Hernan mentioned: “Jair is a negotiation that still needs to go through stages. Botafogo are seeing Jair’s value increase a lot in this Club World Cup. He is a player who can be sold in another type of market.

“Not that Nottingham Forest market is not good, but he can play in a different category than the Premier League.

“The player himself understands that this isn’t the best time to leave and is very well adapted to Botafogo. He practically just arrived now. Botafogo paid $14m when they took him from Santos. So, this post-World Cup negotiation may not happen because of this.”

Furthermore, Botafogo are happy to ‘slow down’ Cunha’s departure, perhaps helped by the money generated from reaching the last 16 of the ongoing competition.

Despite only joining the club in February, Cunha is already viewed as a star player, impressing in a sturdy defence in Brasileiro, Copa Libertadores and the Club World Cup.

He also has a contract in place until December 2028.

Major blow for Forest?

If Cunha was to join Forest, he would start behind the likes of Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo in the pecking order.

Nevertheless, from Forest’s perspective, they have spent a number of weeks believing that they were about to sign one of Brazilian football’s most exciting defensive prospects.

Despite suggestions of Jesus already agreeing to move to Forest, there will be concerns behind the scenes at Forest that a bigger club could gazump them over the next week.

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