On Monday, journalist Venê Casagrande explained Atlético Madrid’s Felipe is on his way to Nottingham Forest.
Marca now state the 33-year-old is ‘very close to accepting’ the Tricky Trees’ offer.
The centre-back has struggled for minutes this season and has a contract expiring in June. This didn’t convince him to speed up the exit operation, because he was aware he could have joined another club for free in the summer.
This was before Nottingham Forest showed up with a proposal, and the Brazilian is close to accepting it.
O Nottingham Forest pagará ao Atlético de Madrid € 1 milhão para ter o zagueiro Felipe agora. O jogador tem contrato até junho com o time espanhol. https://t.co/P16ev9KP33
— Venê Casagrande (@venecasagrande) January 30, 2023
Steve Cooper’s side got the defender’s approval after ‘several consultations’. It’s further claimed his friend and compatriot, Renan Lodi, also played a role in convincing him. The latter is on loan at the City Ground from Atlético.
Felipe’s exit will allow Diego Simeone’s side to earn a fee and also lighten their wage bill.
The newspaper doesn’t mention the fee Nottingham Forest will pay Los Rojiblancos to sign the South American.
This information is provided by Casagrande, who took to Twitter to state the Premier League side will pay €1m to Atlético to sign Felipe.
