English Premier League top side Nottingham Forest has officially parted ways with their head coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
It was said that his working relationship with the club’s owner deteriorated and so he was fired.
The club dropped a statement saying: “Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espirito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as head coach,” the club said in a statement released late Monday.
“The club thanks Nuno for his contribution during a very successful era at the City Ground, in particular his role in the 2024-25 season, which will forever be remembered fondly.”
“As someone who played a pivotal role in our success last season, he will always hold a special place in our journey. It is however not clear yet if they intend to hire a new manager soon as the club released no immediate detail on a replacement.
Forest is currently in the 10th place position in the Premier League standings with a win, a draw and a loss. Former Tottenham and Wolves coach Nuno acknowledged last month that he was worried about his job security because of worsening relations with the club’s owner Evangelos Marinakis.
The 51-year-old Portuguese coach last season led Forest to seventh place in the Premier League with the club securing a place in Europe for the first time in 30 years.
Nuno’s job was not safe despite signing an improved contract in June, particularly after criticizing Forest’s offseason transfer activity and saying the club was wasting a good chance to develop.
“I always had a very good relationship with the owner, last season (it) was very, very, very close,” Nuno said ahead of the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Aug. 24. “This season, not so well. … And where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”
Marinakis, who also owns Greek champion Olympiakos, is known in football as a big personality with strong opinions on how his clubs are run.
Nuno acknowledged recently that a working relationship that was “more based on trust and sharing opinions” had become one was “now it’s not so good.”
He said: “I can tell you something, they want to play a great game here once again.”
