Overview
- Nottingham Forest confirmed the signing of Oliver Glasner on Monday as their new head coach on a reported multi‑year deal, replacing Vítor Pereira.
- Glasner arrives with a recent trophy record that includes the 2025 FA Cup and the 2026 UEFA Conference League with Crystal Palace and the 2022 Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Vítor Pereira was informed of his dismissal by email shortly before a contract clause expired, a timing detail widely reported as occurring two minutes before midnight and which drew attention to the club’s handling of the change.
- Glasner will join the squad for pre‑season and is due to take charge for the first time in a friendly against local neighbours at Meadow Lane later this month.
- The appointment continues a pattern of rapid managerial change under owner Evangelos Marinakis, raises expectations that Forest will spend to compete domestically and in Europe, and is likely to intensify tensions with Crystal Palace given Glasner’s recent success there.