Nuno Espirito Santo signs three-year contract with Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest have announced that Nuno Espirito Santo has penned a new contract at the City Ground.

The 51-year-old’s previous deal was set to expire next summer, but he has agreed fresh terms that will keep him at the club until 2028, per The Athletic.

In a statement on the club website, Nuno said: “I am delighted to be able to continue our journey at this fantastic football club.

“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.”

Nuno led his team to an excellent 2024-25 Premier League season, as they remained in contention for Champions League qualification for the majority of the campaign.

A late collapse ultimately saw them drop out of the European competition, but a seventh-place finish means they qualified for the Europa Conference League play-off stage.

Winning 19 of their 38 league matches and collecting 65 points, Forest were the only team that beat champions Liverpool at Anfield and also outclassed Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Nuno also guided his side to the FA Cup semi-finals last term, where they lost to Manchester City.

The Portuguese replaced Steve Cooper as manager at Forest in December 2023.

They were battling relegation at the time, but Nuno led them to top-flight safety with six points above the drop zone.

The Tricky Trees brought in some talented players in the following summer but were expected to struggle for survival once again.

However, they completely defied everyone’s expectations to secure a seventh-place finish.

Nuno performed a brilliant job during his managerial stint at Wolverhampton Wanderers between 2017 and 2021, but failed to replicate his success when he moved to Tottenham Hotspur.