São Paulo manager Rogério Ceni has admitted that midfielder Igor Gomes "can go free" when the player's contract expires in the new year amid reported interest from Nottingham Forest.
A former Brazil youth international, the 23-year-old has made almost 200 appearances for the club from the country's most populous city over the last five seasons since being promoted to the senior side while still a teenager. Primarily played as an attacking midfielder, Gomes has scored ten goals and assisted a further 15, including six so far this season.
Forest are already set to sign one player on a free transfer from South America when the January transfer window opens to bolster their midfield options in the form of Palmeiras playmaker Gustavo Scarpa. The one-cap Brazil international has recently spoken about how the move will fulfil one of his "biggest dreams".
