Nottingham Forest sack Steve Cooper and hold talks with Nuno Espirito Santo

Nottingham Forest have sacked boss Steve Cooper and are in talks to nominate former Wolves and Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo as his substitute, the PA information company understands.

The 44-year-old has paid the value for a run of only one win in 13 Premier League video games, which has seen Forest plummet to only 5 factors above the drop zone.

The Portuguese is the popular candidate to take over on the Metropolis Floor and has met with membership officers forward of a attainable appointment.

Nuno has been out of labor since leaving Saudi Professional League membership Al-Ittihad in November. He seems set for a return to the Premier League two years after his sacking from an ill-fated four-month keep at Spurs.

Cooper has had the help of the Forest followers after taking them from the underside of the Championship to Premier League survival final season.

It was fan energy that saved him from the sack final time period, however with one other summer season of heavy funding from proprietor Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek businessman has misplaced persistence.

Forest host Bournemouth in a vital Premier League conflict on Saturday earlier than festive fixtures in opposition to Newcastle and Manchester United.

Marinakis was eyeing a top-half end this season after spending north of £100million in the summertime, however, after a stable begin to the marketing campaign, outcomes haven’t adopted and so they have gained simply as soon as since beating Chelsea firstly of September.

Cooper has saved his dignity in tact following hypothesis surrounding his place and leaves the Metropolis Floor a hero after turning into the person to finish Forest’s 23-year exile from the highest flight when he guided them to promotion in the summertime of 2022.

A troublesome first 12 months within the Premier League adopted, the place Cooper’s job was beneath continuous menace earlier than a late-season rally noticed them end sixteenth.

Expectations of a push in direction of the highest 10 got here after a heavy spending spree in the summertime, however outcomes have been disappointing and Cooper has paid the value.