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The Gunners had an interest! Portuguese media: Forest quoted I-Jesus 20 million, who refused to go to the Premier League

6:57am, 1 June 2025【Football】

June 1, according to Portuguese media "globo", Nottingham Forest reached an agreement with Botavorg, and Igor Jesus is about to leave the team to join the Forest, and the Forest's offer exceeds 20 million euros.

The two clubs have reached an agreement on the transfer amount, and the transaction is currently only pending the details of the document. Currently in the contract negotiation stage. Forest is quoted at 20 million euros and promises to pay the bonus once it reaches its target.

This is not the first time that the Forest has tried to introduce Jesus. Earlier this year, Jesus rejected the pursuit of Premier League teams because he wanted to stay in Botavgo. Arsenal and Fulham have also expressed interest in him, but Nottingham Forest has taken the most resolute action.

Jesus joined Bottafogo as a free agent in the middle of last year, before playing for Dubai Nationals. He scored 7 goals and had 1 assist in 27 games this season. In his 11 months of playing for Botafogo, Jesus won two important titles: the Brazilian League and the Copa Libertadores. He contributed 15 goals and 6 assists. Currently, the player's German turnover value is 15 million euros.

Jesus is the key player in bringing Botafogo to the Liberators Cup quarterfinals. On May 28, Jesus performed well in a 1-0 victory over Chile University, scoring a goal in the first half and winning most of the one-on-one matches. In the injury time period of the game, he made a corner kick by kicking the ball towards the defensive player several times, preventing any counterattack from his opponent.