Nottingham Forest Coach Nuno 'Worried' About Job Amid Tensions with Owner Marinakis
Nottingham Forest has invested over £150 million in eight summer signings amid reported tensions between owner Evangelos Marinakis and coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
- Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who signed a three-year contract earlier this summer, left the club after just one Premier League game in 2025/26 following a 3-1 win over Brentford.
- This development followed Nuno’s public concerns about the squad’s preparation, unresolved tensions from summer signings, and a reported breakdown in his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis.
- Forest made eight summer signings including Douglas Luiz on loan from Juventus, Omari Hutchinson, James McAtee, and Arnaud Kalimuendo as they prepared for their return to European football.
- Nuno stated, "We are very far- very, very far- from where we should be," expressing worries about squad planning and the demands of the Premier League ahead of the season start.
- Following Nuno’s departure, Nottingham Forest reportedly began evaluating alternative managers, signaling a significant change at the City Ground amid ongoing internal tensions.
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Nottingham Forest coach Nuno ‘worried’ about job amid tensions with owner Marinakis
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest coach Nuno Espirito Santo acknowledged Friday that he's worried about his job security because of worsening relations with the club’s owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Nottingham Forest coach Nuno 'worried' about job amid tensions with owner Marinakis
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest coach Nuno Espirito Santo acknowledged Friday that he's worried about his job security because of worsening relations with the club’s owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Nuno's bombshell changes everything for Nottingham Forest
This is Nottingham Forest’s biggest season for decades. And because this is Nottingham Forest, it is already in peril.What started as a report from a journalist based in Italy, Matteo Moretto, on Friday morning turned into a storm by the afternoon.“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” said Nuno Espirito Santo, who rather than dismiss the rumours that he could be sacked, chose to fan the flames when admitting his relationship with club owner Evang…
At the exit door of Nottingham Forest is Nuno Espirito Santo, who, despite leading the team to European competitions, his positions on transfers broke the glass with the management.
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