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Nottingham Forest Terminate Edu’s Contract After Turbulent Year

Football operations have been consolidated under the club’s chief football officer while a newly appointed chief executive takes charge of strategic direction.

Overview

  • Edu Gaspar’s contract has been terminated, multiple outlets reported on Monday, and his name was removed from Nottingham Forest’s public 'Who’s who' listing.
  • Club sources say Edu had been effectively sidelined for months, not attending matches since February or visiting the City Ground and training base since early March.
  • Nottingham Forest do not plan to hire a direct successor and have expanded chief football officer George Syrianos’s responsibilities to cover Edu’s remit.
  • The club last week appointed former FIFA official Theodore Giannikos as chief executive to lead long-term strategy and business operations.
  • Edu was hired in July 2025 to run an owner-driven multi-club project that included Olympiacos and Rio Ave, and his exit follows heavy criticism of recruitment and a season of rapid managerial turnover that left Forest fighting relegation.