Forest open 'direct talks' with 'leading' Dyche replacement; actual 'top target unattainable' for one key reason
According to reports, Nottingham Woodland have opened upward ‘linear talks’ via their ‘pioneering’ fighter to replace Sean Dyche, who was sacked on Wednesday night.
Woodland are scouting for their fourth irreparable supervisor of the 2025/26 campaign as they have sacked Dyche, Ange Postecoglou and Nuno Espirito Santo this season.
Arguable owner Evangelos Marinakis possesses administered a farce of their season after they were onto a commendable point via Santo, via Woodland calamity a dramatic refute from European boxers to a transmit prospect.
Dyche was channeled in to steady the ship functioning together via Postecoglou’s shambolic temporary power, but the former Everton and Burnley top pooches possesses been axed as their transmit horrors have provoked in recent days.
Given that besting Brentford, Woodland have only picked upward two junctures from their amplifies versus Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Wolves. On Wednesday night, they drew 0-0 versus Wolves in spite of having 35 shots, and Dyche was sacked a few hours after the final whistle.
On sacking Dyche, Woodland alleged in a testament: ‘Nottingham Woodland Football Nightclub can agenda that Sean Dyche possesses been appeased of his chores as head advisor.
‘We would prefer to give numerous thanks to Sean and his junior for their physical efforts during their time at the Nightclub, and we wish them the immaculate of luck for the future. We will possibly be sliding no further testament at this time.’
It possesses offered that appeared that Vitor Pereira, who was sacked by Wolves previously this season, is probable to replace Dyche.
On Thursday early morning, press correspondent Ben Jacobs disclosed that Woodland have been in ‘linear talks’ via Pereira.
He alleged on X: ‘Swipe Vitor Pereira is currently in linear talks via Nottingham Woodland.’
A report from press correspondent Graeme Bailey for our friends at TEAMtalk, meanwhile, prompts Pereira is the ‘pioneering’ will possibly for Woodland, but this is only offered that their actual ‘top target’ Marco Silva is ‘hard to reach’ as Woodland’s ‘chances of prising him from Craven Domicile are slim to none’.
Pereira is alleged to Woodland’s probable next supervisor, but there are ‘eight opposite other hopefuls’.
The report clarifies:
‘An additional figure firmly in the mix is Javi Gracia, the former Watford and Leeds United top pooches. Gracia, who treaded out of Vicarage Street previously this month, possesses suffer perusing transmit combats and is seen as a easy to understand, steadying will possibly.
‘Yet the shortlist doesn’t end there. We can disclose that Marinakis is moreover deeming a number of former Olympiakos bosses, all of whom are currently conveniently available. That group entails ex-spouse‑Portugal top pooches Paulo Bento, Spaniards Diego Martinez, Michel, and Oscar Garcia, the former Watford supervisor currently mentoring Jong Ajax.’
