Oliver Glasner says Marinakis’ ambition convinced him to take Nottingham Forest job

Austrian met Forest owner over seafood platter in Athens ‘He’s one of few people who’s more ambitious than I am’ Oliver Glasner said he wants to bring back the “sweet honey” of European football to Nottingham Forest and suggested the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, may be one of few people more ambitious than him. Glasner revealed talks with Marinakis over a seafood platter in Athens convinced him to become Forest’s fifth head coach in less than 12 months, the Austrian signing a three-year contract after a fruitful two years at Crystal Palace. Glasner met the Forest squad on Monday, his first day, and said he is enthused by the scope for the club to grow after a season in which they avoided relegation and reached the Europa League semi-finals. Forest are pushing to make the Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall their club-record signing as they seek to replace Elliot Anderson, who is leaving for Manchester City. Glasner is hopeful he will have at least two new signings join them on next week’s Portugal training camp, with the midfielder Xavier Schlager close to joining on a free after leaving RB Leipzig. Continue reading...