Director Nunu is back with a splendid return EPL No. 1 made a surprise comeback 18 days after being dismissed, and West Ham officially announced as Potter's replacement

Sep 27, 2025

Director Nunu is back with a splendid return EPL No. 1 made a surprise comeback 18 days after being dismissed, and West Ham officially announced as Potter's replacement
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It's a vital force like the 'Bulsajo' and a surprising twist.

Coach Nunu Espiritu Santo, who was disgraced as the first English Premier League (EPL) coach this season regardless of his performance due to his feud with the 'freak owner', returned to the EPL stage just 18 days after his dismissal. West Ham have officially announced the appointment of Nunu as the successor of former manager Graham Potter.

The West Ham club is pleased to announce the appointment of Nunu Espiritu Santo as the new men's team manager on its official website on the afternoon of the 27th (Korea time). 누누
Director Nunu is back with a splendid return EPL No. 1 made a surprise comeback 18 days after being dismissed, and West Ham officially announced as Potter's replacement
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The manager has signed a three-year contract with West Ham and will play his first game in the league's sixth round away to Everton on the 30th, he announced.




West Ham then said 'Nunu had a very impressive coaching career before joining the London Stadium. Most recently, he led Nottingham Forest in seventh place in the Premier League and qualified for the FA Cup semi-finals with remarkable results, and praised Nunu, who has won several league and cup titles with FC Porto and Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Saudi professional league RT Hard.

Prior to this, Fabrizio Romano, who is well-versed in the European transfer market, posted his signature "HERE WE GO" on his SNS account, saying, `Nunu has been confirmed as the next manager of West Ham who replaced Graham Potter. Sometimes it's wrong, but this time it's proven to be true.

Director Nunu is back with a splendid return EPL No. 1 made a surprise comeback 18 days after being dismissed, and West Ham officially announced as Potter's replacement
A few hours earlier, West Ham said on its official website that coach Potter left the team. The club judged that Potter did not live up to expectations and that changes were needed to improve. The process of appointing a successor director is in progress,' it said. West Ham have yet to make an official announcement, but internally, they seem to have already decided to bring in Nunu.




As a result, Nunu will again take the helm of the EPL club and meet Nottingham as an enemy less than three weeks after being dismissed from Nottingham earlier this month. Nottingham announced on the 9th that the club will dismiss Nunu Santo from the manager's post depending on the recent situation. I would like to express my gratitude to Nunu for his contribution to a successful period in Nottingham, especially his role in the 2024-2025 season. It will be remembered forever in club history,' he said.

Director Nunu is back with a splendid return EPL No. 1 made a surprise comeback 18 days after being dismissed, and West Ham officially announced as Potter's replacement
Nunu was dismissed from Nottingham purely because of his feud with owner Evangelos Marinakis, who is famous for his "freak". Coach Nunu and the owner of the Marinakis collided head-on on the ground in May, exposing their discord. have since maintained an uncomfortable cohabitation In the end, the relationship completely broke down three games after the 2025-2026 season opened. Owner Marinakis immediately pressed the dismissal button after Nunu, who led Nottingham to a European club competition in 30 years by ranking seventh in the EPL last season, lost 0-3 to West Ham in the third round. He then appointed former Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou.

However, Nottingham fell into a slump under Postecoglou. Postecoglou has yet to secure a win since taking charge of Nottingham. He is in charge of a total of four matches, including two EPL matches, the Carabao Cup, and the Europa League Match Day 1, with only two draws and two losses. Therefore, it is said that the owner of the Marinakis has harmed the team with a hasty decision.




However, Nunu's evaluation, who returned to the wild for a while due to the owner's sight, improved. As a result, West Ham, which had fallen to the relegation zone from the beginning of the league, reached out.

Director Nunu is back with a splendid return EPL No. 1 made a surprise comeback 18 days after being dismissed, and West Ham officially announced as Potter's replacement
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West Ham had no choice but to make a quick decision. This is because he is too sluggish under Potter.

Porter, who took the helm of West Ham as Julen Rotepegui's replacement during last season, struggled to stay. However, he won only one game until the fifth round after the opening of the 2025-2026 season. West Ham appeared to bounce back with a 3-0 win over Nottingham in the third round, but have since lost back-to-back games to Tottenham and Crystal Palace. In the end, West Ham fell to 19th place in the relegation zone with one win and four losses (3 points) by the fifth round.

Director Nunu is back with a splendid return EPL No. 1 made a surprise comeback 18 days after being dismissed, and West Ham officially announced as Potter's replacement
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Feeling a sense of crisis, West Ham eventually replaced Porter and called in Nunu.

This is also an interesting connection. The feud with the owner is the real reason for the dismissal, but on the surface, Nunu was dismissed from Nottingham in the last three rounds of 0-3 defeat against West Ham. For Nunu, he took the helm of the team that gave him the defeat that triggered the dismissal.

For this reason, the rematch between West Ham and Nottingham is already drawing attention. West Ham and Nottingham will face each other in round 21 on January 8 next year. The venue is London Stadium, West Ham's home stadium.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.