{"id":655977,"date":"2025-06-22T06:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=655977"},"modified":"2025-06-22T06:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:32:08","slug":"nottingham-forest-igor-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/06\/22\/nottingham-forest-igor-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"How Igor Jesus\u2019 Heroics Could Transform Nottingham Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Igor Jesus, who Nottingham Forest<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span> agreed<\/span> a deal to sign<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for \u00a317 million this summer, has made headlines after starring in a remarkable upset in the Club World Cup. The 24-year-old Brazilian striker was the\u00a0<\/span>\u2018hero\u2019<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as Botafogo shocked European Champions PSG on June 20, scoring the only goal of the contest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest\u2019s \u00a317 Million Summer Signing Igor Jesus Becomes Club World Cup \u2018Hero\u2019 Against <\/span>PSG<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Igor Jesus Fires Botafogo to Stunning PSG Upset<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Botafogo would have been cursing their luck after being drawn in a Club World Cup group alongside European champions PSG and Spanish giants Atletico Madrid – but the Brazilian side now appear guaranteed to reach the knockout stages, having picked up two wins from two games. Striker Igor Jesus has been vital to the Rio de Janeiro outfit\u2019s success, scoring the winner against Seattle Sounders on June 16, before firing past Gianluigi Donnarumma to stun PSG on June 20.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Could Nottingham Forest Replace Crystal Palace in the Europa League?<\/a><\/p>\n

The striker\u2019s direct running in behind allowed Botafogo to expose Luis Enrique\u2019s side on the counter, with the Brazilians emerging victorious despite having just 25% possession and only managing four shots in 90 minutes. The 24-year-old has won the Player of the Match award in both his side’s matches and has announced himself on the world stage ahead of a summer move to the City Ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Has Igor Jesus\u2019 Move to Forest Been Completed?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Although the Tricky Trees <\/span>are<\/span> yet to formally announce the signing, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported that the move\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span> been \u201c<\/span>sealed\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on June 20.<\/span> The deal looks to be even more of a coup for Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s side after the Brazilian international\u2019s Club World Cup heroics, and he will arrive in the Premier League in fine form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Forest have also agreed a deal to sign Jesus\u2019 Botafogo teammate Jair Cunha, who has had a similarly impressive tournament. The 20-year-old scored in his side\u2019s opener against Seattle Sounders before producing a magnificent defensive display to keep PSG\u2019s star-studded attack at bay, highlighting that the Midlands club have two fantastic talents on their hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to Jesus and Cunha, Nuno\u2019s side are hoping to finalise a deal for Botafogo left-back Cuiabano, with some details reportedly still \u201cpending\u201d as they hope to add a third new Brazilian to the squad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What Will Jesus Bring to Nottingham Forest?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Igor Jesus\u2019s goal against PSG epitomises why Nottingham Forest <\/span>were<\/span> so keen to sign the 24-year-old, and why he is likely to be a success at the City Ground. Following a turnover in play, Jesus sprinted in behind and was found by teammate Savarino with a through ball. The forward stormed past two PSG defenders before a slightly deflected strike caught out Donnarumma, highlighting Jesus\u2019 pace, physicality, and precision on the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Brazilian\u2019s counter-attacking proficiency makes him an ideal fit for Nuno\u2019s side, who had the third-lowest possession of any Premier League team last season, averaging just 41.2% of the ball per game. Furthermore, despite Chris Wood hitting a remarkable 20 league goals last season, the 33-year-old New Zealander lacks mobility, and Jesus\u2019s pace and tireless running could make him an invaluable option up front next season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Igor Jesus, who Nottingham Forest\u00a0have agreed a deal to sign\u00a0for \u00a317 million this summer, has made headlines after starring in a remarkable upset in the Club World Cup. The 24-year-old Brazilian striker was the\u00a0\u2018hero\u2019\u00a0as Botafogo shocked European Champions PSG on June 20, scoring the only goal of the contest. Nottingham Forest\u2019s \u00a317 Million Summer Signing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5510,"featured_media":635119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,30,4475,28],"tags":[32386,8664],"class_list":["post-655977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-news","category-nottingham-forest","category-transfers","tag-igor-jesus","tag-nottingham-forest-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5510"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655977"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655991,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655977\/revisions\/655991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}