Felipe has officially made his last appearance at Nottingham Forest and he’s now going to sail off into the sunset and retire.
Forest managed to sign Felipe for just £1.8 million from Atletico Madrid in January 2023.
During his first half-season at the football club, he helped Forest remain in the Premier League with some fine performances.
However, the 2023/24 campaign has been a real struggle for the Brazilian central defender at the City Ground.
He’s made just 10 appearances in all competitions and Felipe made the decision a few months ago to announce his retirement.
Now, with time up on his Forest career, Renan Lodi and Murillo have reacted to an emotional statement posted on Instagram.
Felipe leaves Nottingham Forest with emotional statement
Well, this is a bit of a sad one. Not just because Felipe is retiring but it shouldn’t have been like this for the Forest star.
After the season officially ended, Felipe has posted an emotional video on Instagram to the Forest faithful.
He said: “I certainly get that feeling, I won’t say sadness, I think satisfied with the story for everything that I’ve been through, it was a great journey.
“There is that tight feeling to know that this chapter has passed.
“I will stop and it will just be memories that became remarkable in my life.
“What I have to say is just thank you, I think for the affection since I arrived. I have such paralleled respect. It’s just another thank you for everything.”
Murillo and Renan Lodi react as Felipe retires
It’s not just the fans of Forest that have the utmost respect for Felipe but he’s been popular in the Forest dressing room too.
The Reds will wave goodbye to Felipe after 18 months at the club and he will leave a sizeable hole behind the scenes.
Murillo reacted with an emotional message that read: “Congratulations on this beautiful career my brother, it was and always will have been a great pleasure to have played by your side.
“I wish you all the best for your life, thank you for everything, I love you, my brother.”
Lodi was on loan with Forest during last season – and also played alongside Felipe during his time with Atletico Madrid.
He simply posted a love heart to the emotional message left by the 35-year-old central defender.
How will Forest replace Felipe?
Given that he’s hardly played this season, Forest will fancy their chances of replacing Felipe on the pitch.
However, the influence that he’s had away from the green bit means that a certain sort of character will need to be added to the ranks.
Steve Cooper hit the jackpot when he added Felipe and he proved colossal when he first came to the club.
For fans of different generations, Felipe will go down as one of the best central defender that has ever graced the City Ground.
He always gave his all, bought into the ethos of the football club and never shirked his responsibilities when pulling on the famous Garibaldi.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, Felipe!
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