Nottingham Forest release statement confirming imminent transfer
Nottingham Forest have announced that their first signing of the January transfer window will be Gustavo Scarpa.
Scarpa, 28, will join the Reds on January 1 on a free transfer from recently-crowned Brazilian champions Palmeiras. A four-year contract is also confirmed, which sees the one-cap Brazil international set to stay at the City Ground until the summer of 2026.
The player arrived in Nottingham earlier this week and caught the eye by riding around the city centre on a skateboard this weekend. A transfer that has been a worst-kept secret around the club is now finally official just shy of a month before the winter window opens in the new year.
Gustavo Scarpa makes Nottingham Forest promise after landing 'dream' transfer
Nottingham Forest's first signing-to-be of the January transfer window Gustavo Scarpa has described the move as a "dream" that he "can't wait" to begin.
Scarpa, 28, will officially become a Forest player on January 1st when the winter window opens and has finally been announced by the club after months of reports about the player's future with the Reds. The player posed for photographs wearing the Garibaldi inside an empty City Ground over the weekend after arriving in the country earlier this week.
After arriving in Nottingham, Scarpa was seen skateboarding around the city centre as well as watching the club's pre-season friendly against Stoke City on Friday night. In advance of the transfer being announced, the one-cap Brazil international spoke to the club's media team for the first time.
Nottingham Forest confirm plan for new signing ahead of January transfer window
Nottingham Forest have confirmed that Gustavo Scarpa will be a part of their training camp squad travelling to Greece next week.
The one-cap Brazil international officially joins the Reds on January 1 after being announced as their latest signing but can train with the team ahead of that date. Scarpa, 28, arrived in England earlier this week and had some time to settle in the city before being due to fly out to the Greek capital, Athens, with the full squad.
Head coach Steve Cooper and company have a six-day training camp taking place in those warmer climes next week. As well as training, Forest also face a pair of mid-season friendly matches against Greek Super League sides Atromitos and - fellow Evangelos Marinakis -owned club - Olympiacos.
Nottingham Forest transfer hint as race for £21m player hots up
Nottingham Forest's transfer target Djibril Sow has reportedly already been the subject of 'enquiries' from four Premier League clubs ahead of the January transfer window.
The Switzerland international is currently at the World Cup alongside Reds midfielder Remo Freuler and has started all three of their group stage games, even assisting Xherdan Shaqiri's opener against Serbia on Friday while playing as an attacking midfield. In the round of 16, Sow and Co. face Portugal and the prospect of reaching the quarter-finals for the first time since the 1954 edition which was held in their homeland.
Forest reportedly wanted the central midfielder during the summer, with an initial £17 million transfer bid that could have risen by a further four million in add-ons said to have been submitted and a four-year contract on offer to move to the City Ground. The player, though, decided to stay with Eintracht Frankfurt ahead of their Champions League campaign.
