£84m release clause: Nottingham Forest receive Marinakis approval to sign “intelligent” star

According to reports, owner Evangelos Marinakis has given Nottingham Forest permission to sign a South American target in an attempt to advance in a surprise Premier League title chase.Nottingham Forest isn’t keen to sign players during the January transfer window for the first time in a long time. They’re not at all.Prior to Diogo Jota’s intervention, Nuno Espirito Santo’s team was on track to complete a double over Arne Slot’s Liverpool team, but they are now the only team to have taken four points away from them. Forest is still in dreamland and on track to make a spectacular comeback to Europe’s grandest stage in May, as they are only six points behind leaders Liverpool, who have one game left.

In this situation, the Midlands team might make full use of their impending European status as soon as the January transfer window opens by bringing in a highly sought-after midfield player. Sport Witness reports that Premier League Brazil has given Nottingham Forest internal authority to sign Richard Rios, who supposedly has a €100 million (£84 million) release clause at Palmeiras in Brazil. Even while City Ground officials don’t think they need to sign the midfield player right now, it would still be a huge accomplishment if they could hold off teams like Tottenham Hotspur from signing him this year. Rios, on the other hand, is more than prepared to advance to the greatest stage Europe has to give in 2025, even though his club is anticipated to accept a far smaller sum than his massive release clause.

“Intelligent” Rios is prepared for the Premier League.

Rios is sought throughout the Premier League for a reason, and Nottingham Forest will be hoping to discover that reason for themselves soon. Alongside Ryan Yates or Elliot Anderson, the defensive midfielder would screen Forest’s backline in front of fellow South American Murillo, possibly helping Nuno’s team advance even farther. Rios may not be inexpensive, but if the City Ground makes a move, he might prove to be well worth the money. South American football specialist Nathan Joyes praised Rios for his “intelligent” tackling.Convincing the Colombian to finalize his transfer would surely depend on securing Champions League football, but Nottingham Forest doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon in their quest of that goal under Espirito Santo this season.

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