NOTTINGHAM FOREST signing Jota Silva is out to prove he is the Greal deal.
The Premier League outfit signed the Portuguese Jack Grealish doppelganger from Vitoria de Guimaraes in a deal that could rise to £10million.
And that is already looking like a bargain after Silva rifled home a thumping half volley in Wednesday’s shootout defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup.
After watching the forward, 25, score on his first start for Forest, fans piled in on social media to celebrate his remarkable resemblance to Grealish, 28.
One joked: “Jota Silva = when you Order Grealish off Wish.”
A second added: “A few more games and Grealish will be known as the English Jota Silva.”
A third posted: “After watching that jota silva performance i think it’s pretty clear that jack grealish is just the english jota silva.”
Silva has enjoyed a meteoric rise in football.
He was playing for Portuguese third-tier side Sousense up until 2019.
His salary was just 150 EUROS (£128) per month.
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Silva did not represent Portugal at any youth level but was handed a first call-up in March – playing in friendlies against Sweden and Slovenia.
He was not selected for Euro 2024 but will hope more impressive performances for Forest can put himself in the spotlight.
Portugal team-mate Bernardo Silva has even joked he is going to bring him back to Manchester City to trick Pep Guardiola.
He said: “I’m going to send a ‘selfie’ to Jack Grealish. I will take Jota to Manchester to try to deceive Guardiola.”
Forest play Wolves tomorrow and Silva will be hoping to catch the eye again.
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