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Despite the club’s success on the pitch during Nuno’s time as manager, his relationship with Marinakis became increasingly strained.<\/p>\n
In August, Nuno revealed he feared for his job<\/a>.<\/p>\n Internal tensions at the club were believed to centre around disagreements over their transfer business.<\/p>\n Previously, Nuno had criticised the club’s activity in the summer transfer window, saying they had wasted a good chance.<\/p>\n Edu was appointed as Forest’s global head of football earlier in the summer and has taken firm control over the club’s recruitment operation.<\/p>\n “I always had a very good relationship with the owner – last season we were very close and spoke on a daily basis. This season it is not so well,” Nuno said. <\/p>\n “Our relationship has changed and we are not as close. Everybody at the club should be together but this is not the reality.”<\/p>\n In total, Forest have made 13 signings for about \u00a3196m based on reported initial fees. <\/p>\n As for the outgoings, Anthony Elanga, Danilo and Wayne Hennessey were all among the players whose Forest careers ended this window.<\/p>\n In May last season, Marinakis appeared to confront Nuno<\/a> on the pitch following a 2-2 draw against Leicester at the City Ground.<\/p>\n Forest later said the incident was because of the owner’s frustration that striker Taiwo Awoniyi had continued to play following an 88th-minute injury, which subsequently required what was described as “urgent” surgery.<\/p>\n The club said there was “no confrontation” and it was “fake news” to suggest otherwise.<\/p>\n However, those missed points against an already-relegated side were part of a run that saw Forest – who had been in contention for Champions League qualification – only pick up eight points from their last eight matches of the 2024-25 campaign.<\/p>\n They qualified for the Conference League but were moved into the Europa League for 2025-26 at Crystal Palace’s expense<\/a> after the Eagles were deemed to be in breach of multi-club ownership rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n