Forest sack manager Espirito Santo, Sky Sports reports
Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed due to deteriorated relations with owner Evangelos Marinakis despite leading Nottingham Forest to their best league finish in 30 years and Europa League qualification.
- On Sep 8, 2025 Nottingham Forest confirmed they have relieved head coach Nuno Espirito Santo of his duties effective immediately, three games into the Premier League season.
- Tensions with owner Evangelos Marinakis and technical director Edu deepened cracks within Nottingham Forest, as Nuno Espirito Santo admitted in recent weeks his relationship with Marinakis had 'changed' and was 'not close'.
- Despite a three-year contract signed in June, Nuno Espirito Santo, appointed in December 2023, led Nottingham Forest to a seventh-place finish and UEFA Europa League qualification in 2024/25.
- The dismissal leaves Nottingham Forest in disarray ahead of a trip to Arsenal on Saturday, with the team sitting 10th after three games and a 3-0 home loss to West Ham.
- Reports suggest Forest are eyeing replacements such as Ange Postecoglou, Jose Mourinho and Brendan Rodgers, despite Evangelos Marinakis endorsing Nuno as the 'right man for the job' on August 29.
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Nottingham Forest Fired Its Manager And Hired His Polar Opposite
Where there's smoke, there tends to be a fired manager, and so it was no surprise that Nottingham Forest announced on Monday that it had parted ways with Nuno Espírito Santo. Following Forest's 3-0 drubbing at West Ham on Aug. 31, ahead of the first international break of the season, the club decided to sack the manager who led last season's stunning success. Of course, as avid readers of Defector might already know, the on-field results were se…
The controversy surrounding Nottingham Forest boss Evangelos Marinakis is numerous. Now he throws out the popular coach Nuno Espírito Santo – because he dared to criticize his boss.
The public criticism of the failure to prepare the time will have led to the departure of the trainer who was in Nottingham Forest since 2023 and led the club to the first European participation in 30 years. Portuguese had already faced the anger of the club's owner, Evangelos Marinakis, in full reopened and exposed the relationship “not so close” between them.
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