On the last day of the European transfer window, Nottingham Forest announced another reinforcement: defender Felipe. The former playerCorinthiansI was in the Madrid’s athletic and signed with the English club until the end of the 2024 season.
Felipe was a starter at Atlético de Madrid in his first years in Spain, but he lost space in Diego Simeone’s team and, this season, he entered the field only four times. The defender was not listed for five matches of the Spanish Championship.
Before arriving at the Madrid club, the defender passed through Harbor and by Corinthians, the club for which he won the Brazilian championshipin 2015, the liberators it’s the Club World Cupboth in 2012.
#NFFC is delighted to confirm the signing of Felipe! 😍 #BemVindoFelipe 🇧🇷
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) January 31, 2023
At Nottingham Forest, Felipe will be reunited with an old teammate. The defender Renan Lodi played with the defender at Atlético de Madrid, but was loaned to the English club since August 2022. The former Corinthians player will also join the Brazilians Gustavo Scarpa and Danilo, who arrived in this transfer window from palm trees.
“It was my dream to play in the Premier League and I’m really excited to be part of this wonderful, fast-growing club,” said Felipe of his feeling about signing for Nottingham Forest. “You can see that it’s a club looking to grow. It’s a big challenge for me and I made a clear decision to be part of history here and grow with the club”, he concluded.
Along with his new teammates, Felipe will seek to help Nottingham Forest fight to remain in the England top flight. Currently, Nottingham Forest occupies 13th place in the table, with 21 points. Your next match will be against Manchester Unitedon Wednesday, at 5 pm (Brasília time), for the second leg of the English League Cup semifinal.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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