‘No Smoke Without Fire’: Forest Boss Nuno adds fuel to leave rumors

Nottingham Forest -Baas Nuno Espirito Santo regretted his deteriorating relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis and said it was no longer built for trust.

While Bos played in Crystal Palace on Sunday, the majority of Nuno’s press conference on Friday about his relationship with Marinakis was in the midst of reports that the club is considering dismissing the Portuguese manager.

«There is no smoke without fire,» Nuno said about rumors.

Nuno, who said last week that his team had to be strengthened in all position, said that his relationship with Marinakis had been demolished and that they rarely speak.

«I always had a very good relationship with the owner, last season we were very close and spoke daily,» he said reporters.

«This season it is not so good (between us), but I always believe that dialogue is important because my care is the team and the season we have for us. Our relationship has changed and we are not so close.»

Forest Verdreef Verdreef Vraefref van A Heated Confrontation between the two last season after Marinakis seemed to be smell when he came to the field and spoke to the manager after the full -time whistle.

«The reality is that the relationship is not what it used to be,» said Nuno. “It was a respectful relationship based on trust and sharing opinions, but now it’s not that good.

«I think everyone at the club should be together, but this is not the reality.»

While Forest opened the season with a 3-1 victory over Brentford last weekend, Nuno had been down before that match, and he expressed his frustration about the club of the club of the club.

«We are going to play a tough game against a good team and we have a shortage of options to give solutions that the game needs, which is our greatest concern,» he said a week ago. «We need players.»

Published on August 22, 2025