Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has confessed to ongoing tensions between himself and club owner Evangelos Marinakis suggesting that their relationship has deteriorated over the summer.
Forest were last season’s surprise package, spending much of the campaign in the Premier League’s top four before eventually finishing sixth, a result that far exceeded expectations. However, the atmosphere has taken a sharp downturn in recent weeks.
As a result, speculation has been rife over Nuno’s future at the club, and the manager himself added fuel to the speculation when he admitted in a press conference that there is “no smoke without fire” regarding rumours of his potential exit.
“I always had a very good relationship with the owner, last season was very close, almost [talking on a] daily basis,” Nuno explained.
“This season, not so well, but I always believe that dialogue and your opinion, is always valid, because my concern is the squad and the season that we have ahead of us, but our relations have changed.
“I’m being honest with you, I cannot say that is the same, because it’s not the same. The reason behind it, I don’t know.
“I think everybody at the club should be together but it’s not the reality. My job is always to try and anticipate what’s coming ahead of us, and that’s what I said with respect.
“The reality is that is not what it used to be. It was a good, respectful relationship, but was more based on trust and sharing opinions, and now it’s not so good.”
As things stand, there is a possibility that Nottingham Forest will cut ties with their Portuguese gaffer. For now though, the club is yet to issue a response to Nuno’s revelation.
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