It seems Nottingham Forest may soon have a partner club in Portugal.
That’s because Record today reports that Evangelos Marinakis is willing to invest in Rio Ave.
The outlet writes that the Greek businessman is set to be introduced to club members in an extraordinary assembly which is scheduled for Sunday.
Rio Ave president Alexandrina Cruz will be the one presenting the project and letting the members vote on whether Marinakis should be accepted as their new investor.
Marinakis wouldn’t exactly own Rio Ave, as he’d be an investor who’d follow the club closely. It’s recalled that he’s been interested in Portuguese football for a while, as there had been previous negotiations for his investment in Paços de Ferreira.
Depending on how the voting goes, we could soon see Nottingham Forest finding interesting opportunities to negotiate players with the Portuguese club, as they often do with Olympiacos.
It’s also an interesting route to bring players from South America, a tactic well used by Portuguese clubs.
