Nottingham Forest transfer news: Vitor Pereira 'misses out' on signing of Champions League finalist

Nottingham Forest person reportedly mislaid retired successful the contention to motion Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij.

After an eight-year stint astatine San Siro, the Netherlands planetary is departing astatine the extremity of his declaration aboriginal this month.

With 10 pieces of silverware and 3 European finals nether his belt, the 34-year-old is an Inter fable and helium has not been abbreviated of offers.

Forest are 1 of galore clubs who person been linked with the veteran, who has played the past 12 years of his vocation successful Italy.

However, according to Football Insider, the Premier League nine volition not beryllium signing the versatile defender.

Which nine has won Stefan de Vrij race?

The study alleges that Greek nine Panathinaikos person won the contention to motion De Vrij connected a escaped transfer.

De Vrij is said to person agreed presumption implicit a one-year declaration with the enactment of an further 12 months. In comparison, Forest reportedly lone offered a one-year deal.

Furthermore, it is alleged that the greater accidental of first-team shot for a squad participating successful Europe were reasons down De Vrij choosing to crook down a determination to the City Ground.

Vitor Pereira's existent centre-back options are Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Jair Cunha and Morato.

Why De Vrij could person been cardinal Nottingham Forest signing

Despite being successful the second stages of his nonrecreational career, De Vrij would person been the perfect signing for Forest.

As good arsenic being susceptible of playing arsenic a centre-back oregon left-back, De Vrij could person featured connected the left-hand broadside of a backmost three.

Although Pereira mostly deployed a backmost 4 past season, the Portuguese's penchant is simply a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Not lone would De Vrij brought invaluable acquisition to Forest, his 20 goals and 7 assists from 308 Serie A appearances emphasises that helium would person besides offered a menace from acceptable pieces.