Club forced to give up on signing Nottingham Forest player – Cooper’s side didn’t want January transfer
It’s said that Atlético were informed that Scarpa will fulfil his loan at Olympiakos until the end of the season, and Nottingham Forest will not negotiate him in January.
Those were the same outlets who claimed that the Brazilian club were preparing an offer for the transfer, so it sounds like it was a denial from Europe.
With Scarpa telling them he’s staying at Olympiakos, it pretty much looks like he wants to have one more chance to succeed in European football before considering a comeback to South America.
The midfielder has a contract with Nottingham Forest until 2026, so we’ll see whether that will result in a potential new opportunity at the City Ground, or if he’ll get negotiated once again at the end of the season.
Two days ago, UOL reported Atlético Mineiro have placed a bid to sign Nottingham Forest’s Gustavo Scarpa, who’s currently on loan at Olympiacos.
On Thursday, Goal Brasil stated the Galo haven’t yet tabled an offer but plan to make one soon. It was also said they want to offer less than €4m and hope to convince the Tricky Trees to lower the price tag.
The possibility of the Nottingham Forest man moving to Atlético Mineiro in January has been ruled out, if Rádio Itatiaia is to be believed.
It’s explained that Atlético Mineiro were willing to pay up to €3.5m to secure the attacking midfielder’s services.
However, they have decided not to proceed with negotiations after receiving information that the 29-year-old ‘will remain’ at the Greek club until the end of this season. Therefore, the Brazilian club have given up on signing the player in the winter market.
Scarpa left Palmeiras to join Nottingham Forest at the start of this year and Steve Cooper mainly used him as a substitute in the league during the second half of last season.
In the summer window, Nottingham Forest allowed Scarpa to join Olympiacos on loan, and he has made 11 appearances this season.
