Nuno Espirito Santo has emerged as a contender for the Nottingham Forest career if Steve Cooper pays for inadequate latest effects with his task.
The Portuguese is out of work soon after leaving Saudi club Al-Ittihad earlier this yr. He experienced a massively effective spell at Wolves from 2017-21, primary the club from the Championship to consecutive seventh positioned finishes and the quarter-finals of the Europa League in 2020.
But he lasted hardly 4 months at Tottenham soon after using the occupation in summertime 2021. Nuno is a customer of Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes and has also managed FC Porto and Valencia.
Forest have gained only one particular of their last 13 matches and Cooper’s marriage with owner Evangelos Marinakis has grow to be increasingly strained in recent times.
Previous Eintracht Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner, who led the Germans to the Europa League in 2022, is also thought to have been sounded out.
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Nuno Espirito Santo is a contender to exchange Steve Cooper at Nottingham Forest
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Forest have only gained just one of their previous 13 matches under Cooper to slip to 17th position
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Meanwhile, Forest have experienced a even more blow with defender Felipe set for a sizeable spell on the sidelines.
The Brazilian has been confined to 3 appearances this year and is thought to have a damaged hamstring which is likely to rule him out for the Christmas programme and probably by January as properly.
Forest are fighting to form after profitable only a single of their previous 13 matches which has noticed them slide into the relegation fight.
Their up coming match is at household to Bournemouth on Saturday.
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Nottingham Forest defender Felipe is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines because of to harm