Nottingham Forest fans have been told they may be getting spectacular results from their incoming striker.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are set to complete the signing of forward Igor Jesus, who plies his trade at Brazilian club Botafogo.
Forest target Jesus has been compared to Didier DrogbaGetty The striker has scored twice in two appearances at the Club World CupGettyThe Brazilian international is expected to move to the City Ground after the Club World Cup.
He will become Forest’s first summer signing following their seventh place finish in the Premier League last term.
Their final position also earned the club a return to European competition for the first time in 29 years.
Forest will appear in the Conference League play-off round in August for a spot in the league phase.
Fans could see a new striker in red by then with Jesus on the verge of completing his move.
Ahead of his arrival, the 24-year-old has been starring for Botafogo at the Club World Cup.
He has scored in both of his side’s first two matches as they picked up wins against Seattle Sounders and Paris Saint-Germain.
Meanwhile, South American football expert Tim Vickery has high hopes for Jesus, comparing him to a Premier League legend.
Speaking on the Trans Europe Express, he explained: “I really see Igor Jesus as a modern-day Didier Drogba.
“He is a one-man forward line. You can attack with him. You can attack with one player because anything you want to do, he can do it.
Jesus is expected to complete a move to Forest following the tournamentGetty The Brazilian has been dubbed a ‘modern-day Drogba’ due to similarities to the Chelsea legendGetty“Play up to him and he’ll hold the ball up. Go into the channels and he’ll run behind defences. He can drop and combine.
“Get service into the penalty area and he’ll score goals. He can run at defenders with the ball.
“And he will get behind the line of the ball and defend like a tiger. What a player. What a player he has been.”
Jesus won both the Brazilian title and the Copa Libertadores with Botafogo last year.
Forest fans will be hopeful he can live up to the comparison to Drogba once he joins the club.
The Ivorian twice won the Premier League Golden Boot during the first of two spells with Chelsea.
Across both his stints at Stamford Bridge, Drogba scored 104 goals in 254 league appearances for the club.
He also won 14 major trophies including four league titles and the Champions League.
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