‘It’s a risk’ – Evangelos Marinakis told latest Nottingham Forest decision should have been made sooner
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis is a “risk taker” after deciding to sack Nuno Espirito Santo.
Football Insider revealed on 29 August Nuno and Marinakis were set for crunch talks about the manager’s future at the City Ground.
Nuno was sacked by Forest on 9 September after admitting in a press conference last month his relationship with Marinakis had deteriorated.
Ange Postecoglou has been appointed as Nuno’s replacement, just months after being relieved of his duties at Tottenham.
Former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson exclusively told Football Insider Marinakis is an “aggressive businessman” after making the managerial change at the City Ground.
Evangelos Marinakis made ‘surprising’ Nuno Espirito Santo decision
Nuno helped Forest qualify for the Europa League last season after finishing seventh in the Premier League table.
Meanwhile, Postecoglou lost his first game in charge of the club 3-0 against Arsenal on Saturday (13 September).
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Borson said: “Well, you have to remember Marinakis is a risk taker.
“It’s a risk, but he doesn’t care. He’s an aggressive businessman, but he’s clearly a risk taker, so he understands that game.
“He figures he’ll be fine either way, and probably looks at it and thinks our best bet this season is not the league at all, it’s can we win the Europa League, can we get in the Champions League, and who’s done that quite recently? That’s my Greek friend.
“But in any event, the situation with Nuno had become untenable. When you’ve got a manager that’s saying that he can’t speak to the chairman anymore and they’ve all fallen out, we know that he also had a problem with Edu.
“The situation was waiting to be done. I think the only surprising thing is they didn’t just do it early in the window and just take the pain of doing it and getting on with life.
“But he’s a risk taker, he’s fine with it.”
Marinakis is a popular figure among the Forest fans after dramatically improving the club’s fortunes since taking over in 2017.
Nuno Espirito Santo decided to get sacked at Nottingham Forest
Former Everton CEO Keith Wyness told Football Insider Nuno decided to get himself sacked at Forest following his issues with Marinakis.
The Portuguese boss joined the club in December 2023 after being drafted in as Steve Cooper’s replacement.
Forest have picked up four points from their opening four games of the new Premier League season.
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