Why Nottingham Forest don’t want to offer Nuno Espírito Santo a new contract right now.
Nuno Espirito Santo has earned rightful plaudits for his work at Nottingham Forest this season, with the reward of a new contract reportedly in the wings.
Espirito Santo is in line for a new Forest deal for understandable reasons given the club’s incredible season so far, highlighted no better than the 7-0 win against Brighton directly responding to Forest’s 5-0 defeat to Bournemouth.
Saturday 1st February
Premier League
Nottingham Forest
7|0
Brighton
Saturday 25th January
Premier League
Bournemouth
5|0.
Nottingham Forest
Whilst the Forest squad naturally took the majority of the praise after the Brighton result, with Joe Cole hailing Murillo’s display as one of many outstanding performers, Espirito Santo deserves credit for how he adapted to Callum Hudson-Odoi’s injury to produce a free-flowing five at the back system.
Brian Laws praised Espirito Santo’s tactics against Brentford as well, highlighting that the Portuguese coach is getting the credit he deserves for his role in Forest’s rise this season.
It’s no surprise then that Forest are looking to offer Espirito Santo a new deal, but the timeline may not quite be what Forest fans are expecting.
Nuno Espirito Santo, Manager of Nottingham Forest, arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest FC and Bright…
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Nottingham Forest are holding off on Nuno Espirito Santo contract
Evangelos Marinakis will no doubt be looking to reward his side for their stellar work this season, with Marinakis promising Espirito Santo a transfer bounty should Forest qualify for Europe this season.
However, the Forest manager will need to be patient with his new contract, according to exclusive information given to Nottingham Forest News by Graeme Bailey.
