Sporting miss out on Jota Silva, Portuguese League to blame | OneFootball

Sporting did not manage to complete the deal for Jota Silva in time, missing the opportunity by just a small step.

Sporting was unable to sign Jota Silva on the last day of the transfer window because the player's registration did not reach the Liga Portugal in time. The club experienced a very intense end to the summer window, with several advances and setbacks, but ultimately saw the deal for the Portuguese international fall through.

This information was reported by the newspaper Record. Sporting and Nottingham Forest reached an agreement for Jota Silva late on the last Monday, September 1st, and managed to register the deal on FIFA's TMS (Transfer Matching System) platform, a system that exists to validate transfers between clubs from different countries/leagues.

However, the documentation did not reach the Portuguese League in time, which meant that the player was not registered to compete in Portugal, dashing Sporting's hopes of having Jota Silva in Rui Borges' squad from this transfer window.

Sporting had a very intense day last Monday. They started by negotiating Jota Silva with Nottingham Forest, but at one point offered almost 40 million euros for Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk - the deal also fell through and the player joined Fulham, managed by Marco Silva. The club then turned its attention back to the Portuguese international, formerly of Guimarães.

But Nottingham Forest only accepted Sporting's terms for a transfer very late, on the last day, September 1st. The two teams had a closed deal for a loan that would cost Sporting 4.5 million euros, with the club having a purchase option clause worth 15.5 million - meaning the deal could have reached 20 million.

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