Crystal Palace match Nottingham Forest bid of £19m for tricky player, Mourinho also keen

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Nottingham Forest are now facing competition from another Premier League club to sign the highly-rated Brazilian winger, Wesley.

The Reds are close to landing Jota Silva to bolster their attacking options but more players for the final third are going to be sought.

Wesley has a host of clubs chasing him and Forest have done dealings with Corinthians before over Murillo and Carlos Miguel.

Landing the tricky winger doesn’t look like it will be an easy deal to do, with a number of clubs now ramping things up in an attempt to sign him.

Forest have already made a bid – according to reports – but now another Premier League club have entered the race to sign him.

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Crystal Palace make bid for Forest-linked Wesley

According to Samba Foot, the Eagles are now in the frame to sign Wesley too and are aiming to beat Forest to his signature.

Forest were linked last month with a move for Ismaila Sarr and he ended up signing for Palace too.

Oliver Glasner does have a number of wingers but it would appear that he’s keen to add another one to his ranks before the season starts.

Their bid of £16 million plus £3 million in the way of add-ons matches the bid that Forest have made, with Corinthians now mulling over the offers.

A 19-year-old, Wesley has been with Corinthians for his entire career and this season he’s claimed nine goal contributions from 45 games.

European clubs are very much keen too, with Roma monitoring things and Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce making a bid.

He’s very much a work in progress but ultimately, he’s a signing with a very high ceiling and one with huge potential to improve.

Third time unlucky for Forest with Brazilian gem Wesley

In our view, this deal is just going to be too tricky to do from a Forest perspective.

Although the Reds want new wingers, Silva is set to be added to a dressing room that already includes Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Wesley isn’t going to fancy coming to England not to play and he will have a number of clubs to choose from this summer.

Regular football might not come easily for him at Palace either but perhaps he will view them as a more established Premier League club.

If Forest truly want Wesley they may have to up the ante in terms of the transfer fee and it will be interesting to see if the Reds do push further.

Either way, we just think this deal looks like a bridge too far for Forest and the club might be forced to accept defeat with Corinthians on this occasion.