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Matt Abbott

Nottingham Forest fans still split on transfer after Joao Carvalho departs

Nottingham Forest supporters are still split on how Joao Carvalho's time at the City Ground should be remembered after a permanent move to Olympiacos was confirmed on Saturday morning.

Carvalho spent three-and-a-half years at Forest after signing from Benfica for a club-record £13 million fee in June 2018, making 75 appearances across all competitions in that time. The free being paid by the Greek side is reported as "undisclosed".

The 24-year-old has been a polarizing figure in the East Midlands and that remains the case in the immediate aftermath of this permanent departure to the fellow Evangelos Marinakis -owned club in Piraeus.

Here is a selection of the social media reaction to Carvalho's January exit.

Steve 'Woody' Allen: The enigma has gone.

The Badger : He had one good game.

Jordan Harland: So much potential, bet he goes and rips up Greek league.

Dan Murr: Goodbye King.

Jay Storer: So long sweet prince.

Andrew Chard: All the best Joao, it didn't work how we all wanted it to. But this brings an end to the debate.

Bradley: Good luck lad, hope you do well.

Scott Lee Helmkay: Knew it was coming but I wasn’t fully prepared.

Matt Sheppard: Miss you Joao, technically superb.

Forest are magic : It’s sad to see Joao go and he did have some good moments at the club. But what a waste of 13 million. Nowhere near worth that!!

Holly Victoria: Goodbye my sweet Portuguese Prince. I'll miss you.

Peter Blackburn: All the best to Joao. The good times were relatively fleeting for a whole host of reasons but when it was good it was very fun indeed. Hope a fresh start helps him to make the most of his talent.

Tuppa: The Joao money officially replaces the Gunter money. Let's get it spent.

George: So long prince.

JeThRo: Was treated like he was on a life sentence. And for those who couldn’t see (or wouldn’t accept) just how good he was/is I have nothing to say other than you’re completely deluded.

The only positive from this is that now I won’t have to hear about how he’s tOo LiGhTwEiGht.

David Gratton: So Forest have offloaded Jenkinson and Carvalho permanently, Taylor on loan and now potentially Figs & Arter on loan too.

Hats off to Dane Murphy - if he can get rid of Bong and get another couple of forwards in that will be an unbelievable transfer window.

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