Nottingham Forest join hectic race to sign “gifted” wonderkid

Looking to put Edu Gaspar’s South American links to good use right away, Nottingham Forest have reportedly joined the race to sign the latest Brazilian wonderkid who’s been compared to Adriano.

Edu eyeing first Nottingham Forest targets

Joining Evangelos Marinakis at his portfolio of clubs which includes Nottingham Forest, former Arsenal sporting director Edu is seemingly looking to make his mark from the off. With Champions League qualification on the horizon too, the Brazilian is likely to be arriving at a time when those at the City Ground have more pull power than ever in the Premier League.

Marinakis previously spoke about Edu’s qualities after he left Arsenal, telling reporters: “Edu was a very good player and also a very good sporting and technical director. I have a lot of respect for him. The results we saw over the years at Arsenal were very good and he has done an excellent job at Arsenal.

“What I can say is that I would like to cooperate with him on a much bigger project, a global project. I’m optimistic that in case all this goes ahead, it will be another successful venture for both of us. I’m very optimistic about it, but we need to see how this will be developed and will be finalised, if and when time allows.”

The Brazilian’s first reported targets at the club certainly reflect Forest’s current ambitions too, with the likes of Victor Osimhen and Darwin Nunez threatening to steal the headlines in recent weeks.

Osimhen would be a particularly impressive arrival, given his experience on Europe’s top stage and how he has dominated on loan at Galatasaray this season. Such a player deserves to be playing Champions League football and Forest could be in a position to offer exactly that this summer. Meanwhile, the same can be said for one particular future star.