‘Future will be at Nottingham Forest’ – Player has agreement to join Cooper’s side, director says he’s ‘about to leave’

On November 8th, Fluminense president Mário Bittencourt confirmed Nottingham Forest’s approach for Nino and also stated there could be progress in the negotiations after the FIFA Club World Cup.

Bittencourt made this claim days after the 26-year-old said he’s aware of the Tricky Trees’ interest.

The Premier League side’s pursuit of the centre-back is again reported by Torcedores, who now claim his ‘future will be at Nottingham Forest’.

During an interview with Charla Podcast, Fluminense director Paulo Angioni has revealed his side have identified Orlando City’s Antônio Carlos to strengthen the defence.

“We will hire on time. We have a defender very advanced in this process, who is Antônio Carlos. And we are waiting for Fernando [Diniz] to comment on other positions. We have to worry about exits,” he said, as quoted by Torcedores.

Nottingham Forest have received encouragement in the pursuit of the Fluminense player after their director confirmed he’s set to leave the club in January.

“We are going to work hard on exits. There won’t be many. I believe the departures will be punctual. Nino and André are players who are about to leave. We have to work in secrecy,” Angioni explained.

The Fluminense director’s comments are also relayed by CNN Brasil, who then share their own short update on Nino. They claim the defender ‘has an agreement’ with Nottingham Forest.

The two outlets haven’t mentioned Fluminense’s request or the fee Steve Cooper’s side are willing to pay.

Nino has scored five goals and registered two assists from 54 games this year.