Reports broke this morning that Nottingham Forest assistant António Dias would be leaving the club to join José Mourinho in Turkey.
It is believed he will become assistant manager at Fenerbahçe ahead of next season as the club look to win the league title and take it away from rivals Galatasaray.
This now leaves Nottingham Forest and Nuno Espirito Santo without an assistant ahead of the new season, as the club are set to embark on a European campaign for the first time in decades, following qualification to the Europa Conference League.
So, here are three options Nottingham Forest could bring in to replace António Dias.
Chris Cohen
A fan favourite at Nottingham Forest, having joined the club and spent 11 years with Forest throughout spells in the Championship and League One.
He made a total of 303 appearances in the red jersey of Forest, scoring a total of 17 goals.
Following his retirement, he was made first team coach at Luton Town under Nathan Jones, deciding to leave Forest, where he was the head coach of the Under-23s.
Cohen joined Jones at Southampton before the Welsh manager lost his job at the then-Premiership side, seeing the former Nottingham Forest player join Tom Shaw at Lincoln City.
He is again at Lincoln City in the same role after a spell at Stoke City, but he is widely respected by other coaches and has a number of years of experience; a move to Forest would make sense.
João Lapa
Nuno Espírito Santo has been quite loyal when it comes to his coaching staff, usually bringing together a team he trusts when he is appointed at a new club.
João Lapa was among this special group, as he was part of Santo’s team at both Wolves and Spurs before opting to go his own direction and join Famalicão in a similar role.
Now with the vacancy at Nottingham Forest, he may be the man Santo turns to fill the void, as he is a man he can trust to deliver.
Lapa also appears to be out of work currently, with his role at Famalicão being his last in 2023.
Andy Reid
Currently, the former Ireland international is employed with Nottingham Forest; however, he may be in for a promotion following this news.
Reid is currently working as a first team coach, progressing from being an academy coach.
He impressed in this role, and it was seen as the perfect transition for him to move into a senior coaching role with the club.
This promotion would allow for Santo to bring in promising young coach Eduardo, as he is currently impressing at Braga as part of their coaching staff.
Promoting Reid would allow the fellow Portuguese coach to be brought in, as Santo looks to bring together as good a coaching staff as he can.
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