Nuno's new deal is next piece of Forest's puzzlepublished at 14:55 21 June
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesNuno Espirito Santo's new three-year deal is a deserved reward for the rapid progress Nottingham Forest have made.
His position at the City Ground was never in doubt and there were no plans to change, despite some speculation around his future towards the end of the season.
He became the first manager since Frank Clark to take them into Europe, with Forest last playing with the elite in 1995-96, and there will be a confidence they can reach the Conference League group stage through their play-off tie.
Replacing Steve Cooper, who returned them to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years, was always going to be a difficult task, but Nuno has done a magnificent job, first keeping Forest up and then turning them into last season's surprise package.
He has seemed comfortable, more at ease, in his surroundings at the City Ground - certainly in his dealings with the media.
That would not be difficult given his rocky four months at Tottenham in 2021, but he is more relaxed than he was at any time during his four years in charge at Wolves.
He still left a fine legacy at Molineux, also taking them into Europe after winning promotion, but Nuno has clearly built something special at Forest and in a relatively short space of time.
Last summer saw some surgical transfer business done with Elliot Anderson and Nikola Milenkovic joining, and this year will be no different, even if their admiration for Liam Delap never managed to develop into a transfer.
It all leads to Forest's progression and Nuno's deal is another piece of the puzzle as the Reds continue to move forward, with Edu due to be officially announced as the club's global sporting director.
