August arrives, the official competition begins and the clubs begin to rush if the results begin to be unfavorable. It happened to Nottingham Forest that, despite some expense 95 million euros on his return to premier league In a bid to not struggle and get a neat permanency, he had a blow of reality when he fell sharply on the Premier League opener to 2-0 at Newcastle United.
If, a few days ago, we reported to you that the Midlands club had increased their initial offer for Álex Moreno from five million euros to 7.5, and that again the Betis he had rejected it as insufficient. This afternoon, the journalist from The telegraph John Percy announced that Betis and Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement for the transfer of Álex Moreno for a figure of around 9 million pounds, or just over €10.5 million in exchange, a figure lower than the 18 million euros they asked Heliopolis for the Catalan part.
This same journalist assures us that Alexander Moreno He will undergo a medical in the coming days, becoming Nottingham Forest’s thirteenth signing this summer, although it won’t be the last.
#nffc have agreed a fee of around £9m with Real Betis for left-back/left-winger Alex Moreno. Medical in the next few days, scheduled for the 13th summer signing. Forest is working on other new additions before the window closes
— John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) August 7, 2022
We already thought that Forest had not forgotten the Verdiblanco sidewith whom he also had an agreement in economic terms for which he would see his current file triple in the Real Betis. The English side’s rush, in addition to the loss to the ‘Magpies’, may come from fears that other Premier clubs will enter the race for the Catalan side, such as Brighton who sold Chelsea a few years ago. days to Marc Cucurella for 74 million euros.
The door that was closed to Álex Moreno in the Premier League was that of Evertonof the most colorful clubs with which he had been linked, thanks to the offer of his agent, Pini Zahavi. The ‘Toffees’ had been evaluating the operation for weeks, but they would have opted for a left-handed corridor player who was also appreciated in Heliopolis, by the way, as a hypothetical replacement for his number 15. It is Rúben Vinagre, who, according to Registration, would have already accepted the economic conditions offered from Liverpool. The operation would be completed on advantageous terms: sale with purchase option, even if this seems high, since Sporting CP paid the Wolverhampton 10 kg.