Nuno Espirito Santo has become the shock favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave their position.
Nottingham Forest began their season with a 3-1 victory over Brentford on Sunday, with all three of their goals coming before the half-time break.
That's following a campaign which returned Nottingham Forest to European football. They secured a spot in the Europa Conference League before promotion to the Europa League - aided by Crystal Palace's removal.
But reports emerged on social media on Friday morning that tensions were building between the ownership and the manager, with the club said to be seeking out potential alternatives.
El Nottingham Forest se está planteando despedir Nuno Espírito Santo.
— Matteo Moretto (@MatteMoretto)
Tensiones entre la propiedad y el entrenador portugués, derivadas también de ciertos fichajes durante este mercado.
Eso dijo Nuno a Sky Sports hace una semana: “Estamos muy lejos en términos de plantilla.…
Next Premier League manager to leave odds ()
- Nuno Espirito Santo - evens
- Graham Potter - 10/3
- Keith Andrews - 7/2
- Scott Parker - 9/1
- Ruben Amorim - 10/1
Odds correct at 1425 BST (22/08/25)
Despite this coming from a single source, it caused a huge shift in the next Premier League manager to leave market, with Nuno's odds crashing into even money favourite.
And concerns about his future rose again at Friday's press conference, where the Forest boss claimed his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis isn't in a strong position.
"I always had a very good relationship with the owner, last season we were very close and spoke on a daily basis," Nuno said.
"This season it is not so well, but I always believe that dialogue is important because my concern is the squad and the season we have ahead of us. Our relationship has changed and we are not as close."
Forest have significantly backed their manager in the transfer window, with James McAtee and Omari Hutchinson among those to arrive with well over £100million spent, while former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz is a loan capture from Juventus.
Graham Potter has been shortened into 5/2 after his West Ham side were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Sunderland on opening weekend.
Keith Andrews is the same price following the outcome of Brentford's trip to Forest, with a significant enough step-up to Burnley's Scott Parker next at 9/1.
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