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Danilo says farewell as Forest move nears
Incoming Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo has bid an emotional farewell to current club Palmeiras.
The 24-year-old is leaving the Brazilian club after five years, and will be joining his former teammate Gustavo Scarpa at the City Ground. He will become the second signing of the month for the Reds, and head coach Steve Cooper will be pleased to have bolstered his midfield even further.
Danilo has taken to Instagram to post an emotional message to the club he is leaving. "The day has come to say goodbye to Palmeiras, the club where I made so many dreams come true," he said.
"It's been 5 years since I arrived and here at this club I've won titles that I've always dreamed of, since my days at Paçoca, at Fazenda Coutos III. With this shirt we won 2 Libertadores, 1 Copa do Brasil, 1 Campeonato Brasileiro, 1 Campeonato Paulista and 1 Recopa, here I was embraced and also criticised but above all I was very happy!
Double injury scare
Nottingham Forest have been hit by two more injury concerns after their 2-0 win over Leicester City.
Reds head coach Steve Cooper already has a significant absentee list to contend with. And he will be sweating on the fitness of Ryan Yates and Dean Henderson following victory at the City Ground.
Midfielder Yates was substituted at half-time, having taken a whack to the face. It had seemed as though goalkeeper Henderson would also need to come off in the closing minutes having injured himself taking a kick. The Manchester United loanee saw out the game but didn't look entirely comfortable.
"My first impression is, not good," Cooper said of Henderson. "But scans will tell more, with more clarity in the next day or two. We will have to see how that goes. It's a muscle injury, I think it's his thigh, but I'm not sure."
Cheeky dig at Leicester
Nottingham Forest hero Brennan Johnson has made a potentially controversial statement after putting Leicester City to the sword.
The Welsh forward netted a brace on Saturday to help seal a huge win over relegation rivals Leicester City. The 2-0 victory pulls Forest ahead of the Foxes in the Premier League table and closer to safety.
The win was savoured all the more by fans as Forest lost the reverse fixture to their East Midlands rivals. But is the game a proper derby? Not according to the match winner.
After the game Johnson shared a photo of him, Gustavo Scarpa and Renan Lodi celebrating the three points in the Reds dressing room. The caption simply read: "It's not a derby by the way."
Video inspired Reds to victory
Head coach Steve Cooper was delighted to “give something back” to Nottingham Forest fans as his team toppled East Midlands rivals Leicester City 2-0.
Before the game at the City Ground, Cooper showed his players a video of the support the Reds had received during the reverse fixture against the Foxes. Even on the end of a 4-0 thumping at the King Power Stadium, there had been constant backing from the away end.
Cooper had been on the verge of being sacked after that defeat. But rather than wield the axe, the club stuck by him and awarded him a new contract.
There has been a significant improvement since then, with Forest having been beaten only three times in 11 league games. With three points against City - courtesy of Brennan Johnson’s brace - they are up to 13th in the table, and the contrast between the last time the sides met was stark.
“I showed a video to the boys before the game of our supporters at 4-0 down at the King Power,” said Cooper. “I said it’s important that we give a bit back on this particular fixture this week."
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