Nuno Espirito Santo hit out at “absurd” rumours that he could leave Nottingham Forest in the wake of revealing his relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis had frayed. The Portuguese coach – who signed a new contract in June after guiding Forest to European football for the first time since 1995 – poured fuel on speculation his position was

Former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has emerged as the frontrunner to take charge at Nottingham Forest, with club owner Evangelos Marinakis already initiating informal discussions with the Australian coach.