Nuno Espirito Santo has been appointed as the new manager of Nottingham Forest on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He will replace Steve Cooper, who was sacked on Tuesday after two years in charge. Forest have lost five of their past six league games and currently sit 17th in the table.
The 49-year-old Portuguese was dismissed by Saudi Pro-League club Al-Ittihad in November. He spent four years at Wolves, guiding the club to promotion from the Championship in his first season before consecutive seventh-placed finishes in the Premier League, whilst in addition they reached the Europa League quarter-finals.
Following his time at Wolves, Nuno became the manager of Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2021. However, he was sacked after less than four months in charge after a run of five defeats in seven games. He joined Al-Ittihad in July 2022 and led the team to the Saudi title last season, but was dismissed twelve games into the new campaign due to poor results.
Nuno’s first test as Forest manager will take place on Saturday’s home Premier League game against Bournemouth. The club have won just one match in their last 13 top-flight appearances, taking only eight points in that period. They have picked up one point from their past six matches and are five points ahead of third-from-bottom Luton, who have a match in hand
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