Overview

• Nottingham Forest are close to completing a £30 million double transfer for Botafogo forward Igor Jesus and centre-back Jair Cunha, with medicals scheduled after the Club World Cup.
• Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has declared both deals sealed, while discussions over a move for Botafogo left-back Cuiabano remain less advanced.
• Manager Nuno Espirito Santo is securing his core by offering new contracts to Neco Williams and Ola Aina, and Morgan Gibbs-White now looks more likely to stay following Manchester City’s midfield recruitment.
• The proposed moves of goalkeeper Matt Turner and midfielder Danilo to Lyon are expected to accelerate once Jesus and Cunha officially join Forest.
• Owner Evangelos Marinakis’s financial backing underpins this summer’s activity, with the club also eyeing additional wingers, a central midfielder and a backup goalkeeper.