Nottingham Forest Targets Marco Silva: Who Will Be the New Coach.

The Situation with Nottingham's Coach

According to The Sun: Fulham's coach Marco Silva is on Nottingham Forest's radar as a potential candidate for the position. The Portuguese manager has a contract until next summer, and club owner Evangelos Marinakis may initiate negotiations with him.

The current head coach of Nottingham, Ange Postecoglou, is under serious pressure after his team has not registered a win in the first seven matches. Five of those games ended in defeat, and the latest fiasco against Newcastle could be the final verdict for Postecoglou, who has already discussed the situation with Marinakis. It is likely that he may be dismissed during the international break.

According to the Mail, Silva is the leading candidate for the Nottingham coaching position. He has been with Fulham since July 2021 and has achieved 85 wins in 193 matches.

Silva's contract expires at the end of the season, but he has not yet given a definitive answer regarding a new deal. However, an immediate move to Nottingham seems unlikely due to the high compensation of £8 million. This complicated West Ham's attempts to sign him earlier this year.

Throughout his eight-year tenure managing the club, Marinakis has avoided appointing coaches from other clubs to avoid large compensation payments. It is likely that he will not change his approach now, considering the size of Silva's buyout and that the coach may become a free agent next summer.

Next - Uncertainty for Nottingham

If Postecoglou is dismissed this month, the situation at the club will remain unclear. Former Liverpool and Chelsea coach Rafa Benitez was spotted at King Power Stadium, sitting next to Marinakis last month. He has a good relationship with the Greek owner and is looking for an opportunity to return to coaching after leaving Celta in 2024.

Nottingham Forest finds itself in a difficult situation where the outcomes of upcoming matches will determine Postecoglou's fate. The club needs to make a decision on the future coach to stabilize the team and get it back on a winning track. We will follow the developments at the club, as this affects not only the coach's fate but also the future of the team in the league.