Ange Postecoglou named Nottingham Forest boss after 'huge offer' rejected

Ange Postecoglou has been announced as Nottingham Forest's new head coach - just hours after it was confirmed that Nuno Espirito Santo had been relieved of his duties by the club's top brass.

Postecoglou, 60, was unattached after leaving Tottenham earlier this summer but has had no shortage of interest in his brief time away from the dugout after guiding the north London outfit to their first major trophy in 17 years just weeks before the club's controversial decision to sack him.

Nottingham Forest were the latest club to be linked with the Australian on Tuesday after announcing that Nuno had been sacked in the early hours of the morning.

And on Tuesday afternoon the club said in a statement: "Nottingham Forest is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as the Club’s First Team Head Coach.

"Postecoglou has been in management for over 25 years, arriving on Trentside with experience of regularly competing and winning trophies at the highest level."

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Owner Evangelos Marinakis said: “We are bringing a coach to the club who has a proven and consistent record of winning trophies. His experience of coaching teams at the highest level, along with his desire to build something special with us at Forest, makes him a fantastic person to help us on our journey and achieve consistently all our ambitions.

“After gaining promotion to the Premier League, then building consistently season after season to secure European football, we now must take the right step to compete with the very best and challenge for trophies. Ange has the credentials and the track-record to do this, and we are excited he is joining us on our ambitious journey."

The news comes as no surprise following an explosive press conference from Nuno prior to the international break where he confessed that his relationship with Forest's owner, Evangelos Marinakis, had effectively broken down. And Marinakis has moved swiftly to install Postecoglou ahead of Saturday's Premier League fixture with Arsenal.

It emerged last week in Turkey, via Sport Witness, that Postecoglou had declined the opportunity to discuss the Fenerbahce vacancy following the departure of Jose Mourinho. Postecoglou informed the Super Lig outfit that he would be waiting for an offer to arise from one of Europe's top five leagues before committing to any new role.

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