'Complete surprise': Pereira confirms Nottingham Forest sacking before club

[p]Pereira signed an 18-month contract at the City Ground in February. He guided [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Forest[/a] to Premier League survival and the semi-finals of the Europa League.[/p][p]There was a break clause in his contract for June, and it is understood Forest informed the Portuguese boss they wanted to go in a different direction.[/p][p]British media reports have suggested Oliver Glasner is poised to take over at the City Ground following his departure from Premier League rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] at the end of last season.[/p][p][b]"Today marks the end of my journey as head coach of Nottingham Forest," [/b]said Pereira in a statement.[/p][p][b]"I want to say a sincere thank you to everyone connected with this incredible football club.[/b][/p][p][b]"Although this decision came as a complete surprise to me and without any warning, I fully respect the club's right to make the decisions it believes are best for its future."[/b][/p][embed guid="f352c33a-9744-4a64-86f8-9da487501dcc" url="https://x.com/JacobsBen/status/2072366578083979359" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 57-year-old added: [b]"Naturally, I am disappointed and saddened. I truly believed in what we were building together, and I leave with a sense of pride in everything we achieved over the past months.[/b][/p][p][b]"Together, we enjoyed a memorable end to the season. We secured the club's Premier League status, reached the semi-finals of the Europa League, and created moments that will stay with me forever.[/b][/p][p][b]"Most importantly, I saw a group of players grow in confidence, belief and togetherness."[/b][/p][p]Pereira, who thanked his staff, players and fans for their support, insisted he wished the club every success in the future.[/p][p][b]"I leave Nottingham Forest with no bitterness or resentment - only respect, gratitude and wonderful memories."[/b][/p][p]Forest declined to comment when contacted by Britain's Press Association.[/p][image alt="Forest finished the Premier League season in 16th place" id="9f09d2e3-cda2-4356-87c9-cb661c17b69e" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="5e8734e3-98da-45d2-8211-a3e73c5148d1" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Pereira, who also kept [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a] in the Premier League the season before, won eight of his 20 matches in charge of Forest, with the two-time European champions now set for a fifth successive season in the top flight.[/p][p]Former Palace boss Glasner was linked with a number of top jobs across European football after he won the FA Cup in the 2024/25 season with the south London side followed by the European Conference League title a year later.[/p]