Nottingham Forest’s January move for FC Cincinnati striker Brenner fell through due to concerns over obtaining a work visa, according to latest reports.
The Reds were keen to add more attacking options to their squad in the final days of the transfer window, with reports emerging in America that an offer was made to the MLS club for the Brazilian.
Forest were said to be keen on taking the player on an initial loan deal with his buyout clause then triggered by certain performance markers. It was said that talks between the two clubs continued into the final day of the window, with the player training away from the rest of the Cincinnati squad.
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A deal for the Brazilian fell through before the deadline, with the striker staying in America. Initial reports claimed that Cincinnati were unhappy with Forest’s offer, with the Reds walking away from the deal.
However, The Athletic now report that the MLS side instead made a "very reasonable counter-offer" to Forest, but the Reds had concerns over being able to get a work permit for the striker. The task would be made more difficult due to Brenner’s lack of involvement in international football.
It is also said that negotiations taking place so close to the deadline did not help the situation, with Forest opting to walk away from the deal. The report adds that at one point a deal which would have seen the player arrive at the City Ground looked ‘imminent’.
Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan has since addressed what happened with the striker’s potential move to Forest, with the striker missing the last two weeks of training due to a family illness.
He’ll report back to Cincy when we return,” he said. “Initially we were going into a three-day break and the two days prior, the talks were ongoing. He didn’t want to be a distraction and one (day) was the day after a game, so he had the two-day excuse from training.
"As the talks kind of unfolded and the transfer wasn’t going to happen, there was frustration (from Brenner) early on, going into the break… But he was playing at a really high level before he left. And it’s disappointing that he’s been away from the group for this long with how our group looked.”
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