NOTTINGHAM FOREST’S survival fight took a triple blow – just as they breathed new life into their fight against the drop.
Less than 24 hours after the , which closed the gap at the bottom of the Prem, it emerged:
Nottingham Forest’s recruitment boss Edu has been ordered to stay away from the club
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has effectively placed Edu on paid leave
Recruitment boss Edu has been ordered to stay away from the club – although he is STILL being paid.
Meanwhile, , sacked in September, is suing Forest over his dismissal.
And , the third of Nottingham’s FOUR managers this season, lambasted City Ground chiefs, insisting he could not “understand” his dismissal.
The news that Edu has been effectively placed on paid leave with no further involvement in the club exposes the scale of the rift between the Brazilian and owner Evangelos Marinakis.
Greek shipping tycoon Marinakis heralded Edu’s recruitment from last summer as a major coup.
Marinakis said Edu, in his role as “Global Head of Football” with both and Olympiacos, would “oversee all football-related functions, including recruitment, performance, squad strategy and player development.”
But less than eight months later, with Portuguese as the fourth boss of the season and Forest deep in the relegation dog fight, Edu has been told he is not allowed to be at the club or training ground.
Forest spent £200million across this season’s two transfer windows but have been at the wrong end of the table virtually all campaign.
Now he has been turfed out into the cold, with a formal departure expected before the end of the season.
For now, though, he remains on the payroll although he is not expected to be sighted at the club in any capacity.
The rapid breakdown of Edu’s working relationship with Nuno hastened the end of the now-West Ham manager’s spell at the club.
It has now emerged that lawyers acting for Nuno have lodged a suit, understood to be demanding significant damages over his dismissal.
The dispute between Nuno and his former club is said to be “acrimonious”, with the current West Ham chief having signed a new three-year deal just three months before he was sacked.
That all comes with Dyche putting more pressure on his former employers.
Speaking on the Football Boardroom podcast, Dyche described his sacking as a “heads ratchet” which made no sense
Dyche said: “If you look at the stats and facts – even after the last game against Wolves our form at that time was ninth in the Prem.
“It’s clear as day. From when we got there to when we ended, we’d have been 12th in the table.
“So on factual data and analysis, I can’t understand any of the decisions that were made.”
He added: “Mr Marinakis was nothing but good to me and straight.
“His final decision is a strange one, but as a bloke, with me personally, I’ve got no gripes at all.”
Ex-Forest boss Nuno Espírito Santo is suing over his dismissal
Sean Dyche stated he can’t understand his dismissal from Forest
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