Nottingham Forest are enduring a tough week for any football club. Steve Cooper, the manager who had seen the Tricky Trees through a multitude of hard times, was sacked on Tuesday. Now, only two days later, Fabrizio Romano has reported that City Ground will no longer be host to a footballer who had been touted as a future world star.
Gustavo Scarpa Leaving Nottingham Forest for Atletico Mineiro
🚨🇧🇷 Nottingham Forest have accepted bid in excess of €5m for Gustavo Scarpa to join Atletico Mineiro.
Personal terms agreed and documents being exchanged soon. pic.twitter.com/OIdUBAZIEI
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 21, 2023
Atletico Mineiro Interest
The Italian journalist reported that Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Scarpa would be departing. Currently on loan to Greek club Olympiacos, the 29-year-old will return to his home nation after the Tricky Trees accepted Brazilian Serie A side Atletico Mineiro’s over £4 million offer.
Romano noted: “Personal terms agreed and documents being exchanged soon.” Scarpa last played in Brazil with Palmeiras, whom he joined Forest from, in the 2022 season. He spent a total of nine years in the Brazilian football league system before his short stint in Europe with the Tricky Trees and Olympiacos.
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Scarpa Fails to Live up to Expectations
Scarpa netted 71 goals before joining Forest. When he signed on, the initial deal had him staying at City Ground until 2026. A lack of playing time, due to poor form, led to a loan move to Greece. Even with Olympiacos, though, the midfielder has been unable to assert himself into a starting role.
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Years ago, as a budding player who had worked his way up through the Fluminense youth academy, Scarpa was at one point dubbed “The Brazilian Beckham.” A 2017 debut with his nation’s senior side suggested a spectacular future for the then-23-year-old. Now, with only ten appearances for Forest under his belt, he becomes the first departure following Cooper’s sacking.
