Towards the end of the last summer window, we covered claims from Portugal explaining that Nottingham Forest had tabled a €30m bid for Benfica’s Morato. This was after Fulham saw their bid rejected by the Portuguese club.
O Jogo had then stated the Eagles turned down the Premier League side’s offer, hoping that they would collect more money for him in the future.
Fast forward to March and Jornal de Notícias now state Nottingham Forest ‘return to the charge’ for the 22-year-old.
Benfica manager Roger Schmidt has mainly used the Brazilian as a left-back rather than his preferred position in the heart of defence. That hasn’t stopped clubs from England and France from looking at him for the summer.
Nottingham Forest are named as a contender from the Premier League and they are still interested in the South American.
Jornal de Notícias claim Benfica had also rejected Fulham’s €25m offer last summer and will resist approaches for Morato after this season, as they see him as an important player for the future.
Morato earns €600k per year and has a €100m clause in a deal that lasts until 2027.
Benfica have promised to offer him a better deal but that hasn’t been fulfilled just yet.
