Nunu Espiritu Santo is suddenly on the verge of being replaced at Nottingham Forest.
Spanish transfer market expert Matteo Moreto said on his personal SNS on the 22nd (Korea time), "Nottingham is considering the replacement of Nunu Santo. Certain signings made during this transfer window have also led to a conflict between the owner and the Portuguese manager, with Nottingham already evaluating other managers," he reported.
This is shocking news. This is because Nunu coached Nottingham very successfully in the 2024-2025 season. In the 2023-2024 season, Nottingham were a team that managed to avoid relegation, finishing 17th in the league. Nottingham appointed Nunu in the middle of the season, but it did not have much effect and they were fortunate to avoid relegation.
However, in the 2024-2025 season, Nottingham became a completely different team. He made a fantastic run based on existing players such as Chris Wood and Antony Elanga. Nottingham once rose to a position where it could even seek to advance to the European Champions League (UCL). Nottingham's final league performance was seventh when it collapsed at the end of the season, but Nunu qualified Nottingham for the Europa Conference League. It was the first time in 30 years that Nottingham went to the European competition.
Nunu, who was one of the best managers in the Premier League (EPL) last season, is receiving full support from Nottingham fans, and suddenly faces a crisis of dismissal. Nottingham were heading in an ideal direction as they also won their first game in the league this season. The biggest reason is the conflict with Nottingham owner Evangelos Marinakis, who is known as a eccentric personality.
The owner of the Marinakis also stormed into the stadium and strongly reprimanded Nunu when he drew with Leicester City at the end of the season last season. Recently, coach Nunu also suffered from accumulated complaints.
Director Nunu said "Squad composition was too far behind. The planned things didn't work out properly, and the team's preparation wasn't perfect. I don't know what kind of squad it is. Our team has players who will go on loan. There is a big problem,' he said, openly complaining about the transfer market policy. From the owner's point of view, of course, it was something he didn't want to hear, and he seems to have decided to kick Nunu out in the end.
Nunu is also Son's teacher. In July 2021, he took a surprise job at Tottenham, which was undergoing a managerial skit, and replaced Jose Mourinho. However, he was dismissed in as many as four months due to his poor performance. He then coached RT Hard and proved himself after returning to Nottingham.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
