Ange Postecoglou was sacked after just 39 days in charge at Nottingham Forest following a 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea on Saturday October 18; former Forest trainee Sean Dyche has agreed verbally to take over as his replacement. Sean Dyche has agreed verbally to take over as Nottingham Forest’s new manager.
Negotiations progressed late on Sunday night, with both parties keen to sort a deal quickly, and in time for Dyche to have some time preparing the team before Thursday’s Europa League match against Porto.
There are still some final legal details to be sorted, Sky Sports News has been told, and the paperwork is yet to be signed, but he could be confirmed in the role later on Monday.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis had been considering several candidates including Dyche – a former Forest trainee as a player – Roberto Mancini and Marco Silva to replace Ange Postecoglou, who was sacked on Saturday after just 39 days in charge.
Marinakis has been looking at several names and has a long-term admiration for Fulham boss Silva since he managed his Olympiacos team.
But Sky Sports News has been told Forest would struggle to pay compensation for any new manager right now because of their PSR restrictions, which had not budgeted for three different managers in the same season, especially after just eight games.
Forest have already paid significant compensation to Nuno Espirito Santo and his backroom staff, who were sacked last month, and now face a similar, hefty bill for sacking Postecoglou and his coaches.