Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira talked about the process of being transferred from the English team Nottingham Forest and his future plans.
30 June 2026... Nottingham Forest Coach Vitor Pereira continues his preparations for the new season. At 23.58, an e-mail fell into Pereira's mailbox: He is no longer the coach of Nottingham Forest!
Pereira had a special clause in his contract with Nottingham Forest stating that both he and the club could terminate the contract before the end of June. Forest used this clause and parted ways with Pereira, appointing Oliver Glasner as head of the team.
Pereira was shocked by this decision of the club! Explaining that process in his interview with The Athletic, the 58-year-old coach said, "I did not hear anything that would make me feel or make me think that they were not thinking about me. After all, they had the right to decide what they wanted for the club and I accept that." he said.
Vitor Pereira continued: "However, the only thing that wasn't fair was the way they did it. That was the only thing that wasn't fair. Sending an email... Two minutes before midnight, even though we had everything set up for pre-season." he said.
Pereira said: "If they had said to me: 'Vitor, even if you have arranged everything, we have another option' OK, football is like that. I have worked for many years in different countries, in different cultures throughout my career. I have a lot of experience and I know that football is like that sometimes." He said his words.
The Portuguese coach said: "I am not someone who dwells on the past. I prefer to live in the present and the present means working, preparing myself and being stronger for the next opportunity. I want to keep in mind the work we did there and I feel the love of the fans, the people in the club and the players. That is what I keep in my heart and mind." He said his words.
Despite all these developments in Nottingham Forest, Vitor Pereira said that his relationship with the club's owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is "Good, professional and respectful." defined as.
Stating that he continues to work even though he is currently idle, Vitor Pereira said, "I started working last month; I started analyzing the best teams not only in the Premier League but all over the world. My aim was to improve my understanding of football, understand the new tactics and ideas of other coaches and create new training. This is the way to raise our level." he said.
The 58-year-old coach, who gave a message about his future and said that his goal was to return to the Premier League, did not close the door to other countries.
Pereira, who had his last adventures in the Premier League with Wolves and Nottingham Forest, was the manager of both English teams when they were bad and were in the last places in the league. Pereira said that he did not want to have such an experience this time and that his goal was to win the Premier League championship.
"I'm not a firefighter." The Portuguese coach said, "I want to prove myself and achieve something special by fighting and competing with the best coaches in the league. When you take over in the middle of the season, it is because something is not going well. This means that I have to accept the situation and start with energy and take the right steps to create a strong structure. But my future goal is to fight for the title in the Premier League." he said.
Vitor Pereira said: "If you look at my career, before coming to England I almost always worked to win championships. I need to take the right steps to be at this level in the Premier League. That is my main goal." he said.
Stating that he received offers and that he could have accepted these offers earlier in his career, Pereira said that he is patient now and is happy with it.
"I made some mistakes in my judgment in the past, but now I'm more experienced. I'm not worried," Pereira said. he said.
