Nuno Espírito Santo signs new Forest contract
Nottingham Forest have announced that they have reached an agreement with Portuguese coach Nuno Espírito Santo for the renewal of his contract until the summer of 2028.
In an official statement, the English club revealed the deal with the 51-year-old coach for the next three seasons.
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'I am delighted to be able to continue our journey at this fantastic football Club," Espírito Santo said about his new contract.
"Since we arrived at Forest, we have worked extremely hard to create a special bond between the players, the fans and everyone at the Club, which helped us achieve great things last season."
Club owner Evangelos Marinakis also spoke of the deal: "Nuno has made a great impact and performed very well during his time with us so far.
"He has demonstrated that he maximises player performance and is an expert at developing players, whilst also embedding our young talent into the first team set-up.
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"We enjoy a strong and solid relationship together and, above all, we share the same dream and ambition of writing a new history for Nottingham Forest, competing in the Premier League and in Europe and winning trophies for our great club!"
Nuno Espírito Santo had a memorable 2024/25 season with Forest finishing in seventh place in the Premier League with the club qualifying for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
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