Overview
- Nottingham Forest confirmed on Thursday that they exercised a mutual break clause to end Vítor Pereira’s contract and that his coaching staff have also left the club.
- Pereira said the decision came as a “complete surprise” and that he had been involved in pre-season and transfer planning before being notified late on Tuesday.
- Multiple outlets report Forest informed Pereira by email at 11:58pm on Tuesday, two minutes before the June break clause expired, a timing framed by reporters as a cost and risk management step by the club.
- BBC Sport and other sources say Oliver Glasner is the expected successor with negotiations described as virtually complete and media accounts mentioning a possible multi-year deal.
- The change continues a pattern of rapid turnover at the City Ground under owner Evangelos Marinakis, and it leaves Forest preparing for pre-season under a new coach and a squad that has just completed major transfer and contract business.