Ange Postecoglou agrees deal to become next Nottingham Forest head coach atter Nuno Espirito Santo sacking

Ange Postecoglou has agreed to replace Nuno Esprito Santo as Nottingham Forest head coach, after the Portuguese was sacked in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Postecoglou was sacked by Tottenham at the end of the season, despite winning the Europa League. They suffered domestically, however, finishing 17th in the Premier League. Postecoglou has held talks with Forest in recent days and will take charge of his first game at Arsenal on Saturday. The contract will last until the summer of 2027 and an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday. Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis has been an admirer of the former Celtic and Spurs head coach, whose family are of Greek origin, for some time. In July, Marinakis presented Postecoglou with a special award in Greece for being the first coach of Greek origin to win a European trophy in the men's game. "Ange has spoken many times about Greece," said Marinakis. "It is very important for a person to be proud and shout about his origins. "He achieved it with a team that was not winning titles and was struggling. With this success with Tottenham, he made Greece proud. "He is a very good coach and wherever he goes, he will make Greece proud." Postecoglou has been out of work since leaving Tottenham in June, just 16 days after leading them to Europa League glory. The 60-year-old spent two seasons at Spurs and ended their trophy drought last season, but did so at the expense of the league, where they finished 17th. Nuno was relieved of his duties on Monday night after publicly falling out with Marinakis this summer. The 51-year-old was given a new contract in June after guiding Forest into the Europa League, their first European qualification since 1995, but cracks were beginning to show behind the scenes. Nuno had a poor working relationship with global head of football, Edu Gaspar, and his bond with Marinakis suffered as a result. He questioned the club's transfer business ahead of the new season and then pre-empted his own sacking by saying "where there's smoke, there's fire" when asked about his future at the club. Forest said in a statement: "Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espirito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as head coach. "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 in the history of the club. "As someone who played a pivotal role in our success last season, he will always hold a special place in our journey."The post Ange Postecoglou agrees deal to become next Nottingham Forest head coach atter Nuno EspiritoSantosacking appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.