Incoming Nottingham Forest midfielder Gustavo Scarpa has opened up on his feelings ahead of completing his transfer to the City Ground.
Scarpa is due to sign for Forest in the new year, once his contract with Brazilian giants Palmeiras expires. In the meantime he is gunning for the league title, with the side ten points clear at the top of the table with five games to go.
With a baby also on the way, the 28-year-old has been dealing with a lot of emotions. However, he says that, with the help of skateboarding, he has been able to stay focused ahead of completing a "dream" move to England.
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“It’s a weight of, if you play badly, people will say you don’t have your head here," he told UOL. "It was a conflict of emotions that I managed to deal with really well, thank god.
"And it was a conflict of emotions that I managed to deal with very well, thank God. Winning this war in the mind is a little difficult, but it worked.
"I'm already a little anxious by nature. I'm going to fulfil one of my biggest dreams, so I don't want to confuse things like that and end up losing focus. I've been trying to think as little as possible."
He added: "The club's doctor is Portuguese, which will make it a little easier to learn how things work in the city."
Scarpa's impending transfer to the Reds could have been a deleterious distraction, but with his future secure he says that it has actually helped him improve his on-field performance.
"It was a little lighter because I knew I was leaving and that I would make other dreams come true," he said.
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