Nottingham Forest and Vitor Pereira have ended their working relationship, with the club terminating his contract on July 1, 2026. The split comes just over four months after Pereira was appointed on February 15, 2026, making him arguably the shortest-serving manager to deliver both top-flight survival and a continental semi-final run in recent Premier League memory.
By any objective measure, Pereira did what was asked of him. Forest finished 16th in the Premier League, keeping the club in the top flight, and reached the UEFA Europa League semi-finals.
The fourth manager of a very long season
Pereira was the club’s fourth manager across a single season. He signed an 18-month contract when he arrived, a deal that was supposed to run through summer 2027. The early termination on July 1 means that contract lasted roughly four and a half months before ownership decided to move in a different direction.
Oliver Glasner, who led Crystal Palace to an FA Cup final during his tenure at Selhurst Park, has emerged as the frontrunner to take the job.
