Jota Silva has been dubbed the 'Portuguese Jack Grealish' - here is why Nottingham Forest signed the forward.
Bruno Fernandes scored and was running the show alongside Bernardo Silva during Portugal's friendly against Sweden in March, but the roar of the night in Guimaraes came in the 63rd minute when the fourth official's board showed number 11 was coming on.
But now, having just turned 25, things look very different. This summer, Jota completed an improbable rise from semi-amateur level to the Premier League when he arrived at Nottingham Forest."Five years ago, I could never have imagined that he would be playing for Portugal, signing for a historic club like Forest and moving to the Premier League," one of his earliest mentors, Joao Ferreira, who coached him at SC Espinho, told BBC Sport.
He adopted the slicked-back style - with a hairband - during the Covid-19 lockdown when he was unable to have his locks cut and has kept it since. The new Forest signing has had to take the long road, overcoming a series of setbacks growing up, including having his foot broken and being released by Pacos de Ferreira after a brief spell.
"It didn't matter to him that we had a match the following day. He would throw his head where others would place their feet.
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