Nottingham Forest Make Marco Silva Their No 1 Target To Replace Postecoglou

Evangelos Marinakis has made Fulham’s Marco Silva his No 1 target to win Ange Postecoglou arsenic Nottingham Forest caput coach.

The Forest proprietor was considering replacements earlier sacking Postecoglou instantly aft Saturday’s 3-0 location conclusion by Chelsea, which extended nan Australian’s winless tally successful complaint to 8 games. Sean Dyche and Roberto Mancini are among nan candidates who person been sounded out.

Marinakis has returned his liking to Silva, whose buyout clause has been reported to beryllium arsenic precocious arsenic €15m (£13m). Forest recognise it would costs to extract Silva from his statement astatine Craven Cottage, which expires astatine nan extremity of nan season.

Forest are mindful of financial restrictions, having sacked 2 managers this play and furnished nan squad astatine a costs of astir £200m this summer. But Marinakis is simply a longstanding admirer having appointed him astatine Olympiakos, wherever Silva won nan Greek Super League successful 2015-16.

Crucially, Silva is thought to beryllium willing successful nan Forest job, pinch nan nine among nan favourites to triumph nan Europa League astatine nan outset. The Portuguese head has been astatine Fulham since 2021 and has besides antecedently managed Everton, Watford and Hull City successful England.