- Manager signs deal to 2025 with club bottom of Premier League
- Forest strongly considered firing him after losing at Leicester
Steve Cooper has signed a new contract with Nottingham Forest until 2025. The sudden renewal of Cooper’s deal, which was due to expire at the end of this season, was unexpected after five straight defeats and represents a significant vote of confidence for the under-pressure manager from the owner, Evangelos Marinakis. Forest hope Cooper can turn things around after they slipped to the bottom of the Premier League.
Forest strongly considered sacking Cooper after a humiliating 4-0 defeat at their rivals and fellow strugglers Leicester on Monday, with intermediaries sounding out potential successors. However, after board meetings Forest unanimously agreed to stand by Cooper. On Wednesday the club appointed the former Watford sporting director Filippo Giraldi to a similar role, with further changes behind the scenes mooted, but for now any major reshuffle has been delayed.
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