Sky Sports: Nottingham Forest in talks over Vitor Pereira’s future

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Summer Planning Begins

Sky Sports also report: “It is understood that the clubs’ plans for next season are in full swing after securing Premier League safety, and they want Pereira to be at the heart of developing the squad.”

That is the key phrase. Forest are not merely rewarding survival. They are trying to build a platform. The summer window will be crucial, with squad balance, recruitment discipline and tactical identity all needing attention.

Forest’s safety was confirmed after West Ham’s 1,0 defeat against Arsenal, removing the final cloud of relegation fear. Now the club must avoid repeating the same cycle. A team cannot keep living on managerial changes and late season escapes.

Pereira was Forest’s fourth permanent manager of the campaign after Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou and Sean Dyche. That level of turnover rarely creates progress. It creates noise.

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Forest supporters have seen enough chaos to know that stability has value. Pereira has not solved everything, but he has earned the right to influence what comes next.

A new deal would send a message to the squad. It would suggest Forest know who they are backing, what type of football they want and how they intend to develop. That is vital in a Premier League where hesitation is punished.

The City Ground remains one of English football’s great emotional arenas. When Forest are united, the place can feel thunderous. Pereira’s challenge now is to turn survival into momentum, and momentum into a proper Premier League identity.

Sky Sports’ report points to a club ready to act with purpose. Extending Pereira’s contract would be a rational move, but also a symbolic one. Forest have survived. Now they must finally start planning like a club determined to grow.

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For Nottingham Forest supporters, this feels like the right move. After the chaos of four permanent managers in one season, the club needs calm heads and a clear plan.

Vitor Pereira came in with Forest in trouble and did what was required. Eight wins from 18 games is a serious return in the circumstances. He gave the team structure, got enough out of key players and helped drag the club away from the worst possible outcome.

The big thing now is trust. Forest fans have watched the club make too many reactive decisions. Extending Pereira would show that the hierarchy are not simply chasing the next name or panicking at the first bad run.

That does not mean everything has been perfect. Forest still need better recruitment, more consistency and a squad built with balance. The summer has to be smarter than previous windows.

Pereira deserves a chance to shape that process. If the players like his methods and the results back him up, why start again? Forest have spent too long surviving. Keeping Pereira could be the first step towards properly belonging in the Premier League.