Nottingham Forest shut in on second January signing from Palmeiras

Nottingham Forest are near finalising the signing of a second Palmeiras participant on this switch window after making a transfer for in-demand midfielder Danilo, 90min understands.

Forest welcomed Gustavo Scarpa to the Metropolis Floor earlier this month having agreed phrases of a deal late final 12 months.

Scarpa is now set to be joined in Nottingham by former teammate Danilo, who 90min understands has spoken to his buddy concerning his impending transfer.

Forest have made a suggestion price over £16m for the 21-year-old, who has additionally been watched carefully by Arsenal and Monaco.

However Forest at the moment are main the chase and Danilo is known to be able to make the transfer to the Premier League.

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Forest are decided to bolster their squad additional, regardless of the actual fact Scarpa was the twenty third participant that the membership have introduced in since their promotion from the Championship final summer time. Steve Cooper has been unapologetic about wanting extra energy in depth.

“The primary thought of gamers coming in can be to enhance the beginning workforce,” he stated. “Possibly we’ve to consider some energy in depth in some positions due to accidents.

“If we carry gamers in we have to carry gamers that may go straight on to the pitch and make a distinction.

“Though we have been doing okay simply earlier than the break, a little bit bit higher, not fairly the place we need to be, we’re nonetheless within the place we’re in and we have to do issues rather a lot higher than what we’ve accomplished to date.

“To try this it’s important to change the workforce up a little bit however, change the squad a little bit bit and search for the best options to enhance.

“I belief the membership to do what they assume is true, a variety of good communication is happening and we are going to see the place it takes us.”