Silva's move to Forest could have fetched him more money this summer

Vitoria de Guimaraes president Antonio Miguel Cardoso has acknowledged that the player had the opportunity to secure a more lucrative deal with another club.

"There were indeed more clubs interested. We had another offer that was higher, but we have to be aware of what the player wants,” Cardoso explained via O Jogo.

He added: "If the player dreams of going to the Premier League, if the player doesn’t want to go to emerging markets, as was the case with these offers, or to peripheral markets, we have to be sensitive to that.

"Could Vitoria have lost money because of the player’s wishes? That often happens in football. Often, we don’t realize it, but we get offers from clubs where the players don’t want to go."