Vitor Pereira’s future as Nottingham Forest boss is doubtful regardless of serving to protect the membership’s Premier League standing lower than two months in the past.
The Portuguese coach has a 12 months to run on the 18-month deal he signed after changing Sean Dyche in February and talks a couple of new contract had been anticipated this summer time.
But these discussions haven’t progressed, amid recommendations of curiosity from Saudi Professional League membership Al-Hilal.
Had been Pereira to depart, former Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner is more likely to be amongst these thought of to interchange him. Glasner was a robust candidate to maneuver to the Metropolis Floor in December 2023 when Steve Cooper departed, however on that event the membership selected to rent Nuno Espirito Santo. The Austrian is at present and not using a membership having left Crystal Palace on the finish of final season.
If ever Glasner had been to maneuver to Forest, it’s unlikely to be well-received by Palace followers. There may be little love misplaced between the golf equipment after Forest changed Palace in final season’s Europa League. UEFA dominated that as a result of American businessman John Textor had affect over each Palace and Lyon, they may not compete in the identical European competitors. Palace had been demoted to the Convention League, to Forest’s profit.
Vitor Pereira might depart Nottingham Forest in a shock growth
Oliver Glasner is among the many candidates being thought of to interchange Pereira
It’s price remembering that Pereira signed a brand new three-year contract at Wolves in September 2025, solely to be sacked in November after an appalling begin to the season that despatched the membership hurtling in direction of relegation.
In addition to Al-Hilal, Pereira is known to be attracting curiosity from different golf equipment, who admired his work on the Metropolis Floor.
Forest are the 14th membership the 57-year-old has coached at senior degree. He has labored in eight totally different international locations.
Glasner was excessive on AC Milan’s record to interchange Massimiliano Allegri on the finish of final season however the golf equipment couldn’t attain an settlement.
He’s thought to have a very good relationship with technical director George Syrianos, who’s believed to have really useful Glasner two-and-a-half years in the past when Nuno was given the nod.
