{"id":464350,"date":"2026-03-08T14:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464350\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T14:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:18:09","slug":"nottingham-forest-wanted-to-keep-exit-news-under-wraps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/464350\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest Wanted To Keep Exit News &#8216;Under Wraps&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"> Michael Regan\/Getty Images <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"display: block; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin: 30px 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Edu Gaspar has \u2018effectively left\u2019 his role as <a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/nottingham-forest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nottingham Forest<\/a> sporting director, amid the Tricky Trees wanting to keep the news under wraps.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The deal-maker\u2019s work at the City Ground has come under the microscope of late with a poor campaign for the club resulting in multiple managers and a relegation battle.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edu was told recently to stay away from Nottingham Forest\u2019s training ground amid continuing doubt about his future at the Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His situation has not gone unnoticed, with Brazilian side Flamengo showing interest in taking him back to his homeland.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edu\u2019s name has appeared as an option for Flamengo, as they look for a new sporting director, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/03\/06\/pleases-the-president-club-explore-swoop-for-nottingham-forest-deal-maker\/707682\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and is one that pleases the club\u2019s president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nottingham_Forest_Edu_620_ofg.webp.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now there could be no obstacle to Edu taking a role at Flamengo if he wishes as he has effectively departed Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Alex Crook wrote on <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alex_crook\/status\/2030579731578368059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>: \u201cEdu has effectively left #NFFC already.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Game<br \/>\nCompetition<\/p>\n<p>Midtjylland (H)<br \/>\nEuropa League<\/p>\n<p>Fulham (H)<br \/>\nPremier League<\/p>\n<p>Midtjylland (A)<br \/>\nEuropa League<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham Hotspur (A)<br \/>\nPremier League<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest\u2019s next four games<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClub wanted to keep it under wraps to focus on survival fight but reliable sources confirm he is no longer an active employee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest are battling to ensure they are still a Premier League side next season and are trusting in former <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/wolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolves<\/a> boss Vitor Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nottingham_Forest_Vitor_Pereira_620_ofg.webp.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Forest can survive then it will not be Edu having a major influence on their transfer activity over the course of the summer window.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest have regularly had extremely active summer windows in recent years and the approaching window is not likely to be any different, regardless of division.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Tricky Trees have seen <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> slip into the relegation battle too, with one former Premier League star feeling Forest <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/03\/06\/ex-pl-star-sees-big-differentiator-between-spurs-and-rivals-west-ham-and-nottingham-forest\/707677\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">are in a better place to fight for survival than Spurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amid the relegation scrap, Nottingham Forest remain alive in the Europa League and are due to face Danish Superliga side Midtjylland over two legs in the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Forest strong contenders in the Europa League, there is the possibility they could win the competition to secure a spot in next term\u2019s Champions League, while at the same time losing their Premier League status.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pereira though could be tempted to rest players in Europe, with Premier League survival surely the priority for Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Regan\/Getty Images \u00a0 Edu Gaspar has \u2018effectively left\u2019 his role as Nottingham Forest sporting director, amid 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