Oliver Glasner signs surprise Nottingham Forest contract until 2029

Published Jul 4, 06:53 PM UTC

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Oliver Glasner (51), who announced he would leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season, has signed a contract with Nottingham Forest until 2029. The Austrian coach, who won the Conference League with Palace, had hoped for a move to a top club but instead joins Forest, who finished 15th last season—behind Crystal Palace. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Glasner will become the highest-paid coach in Forest's history and one of the best-paid in the Premier League, earning an estimated 10-12 million pounds per year. The move is considered risky as Forest's owner Evangelos Marinakis has a history of frequent managerial changes: the club went through four managers last season (Nuno Espírito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, Sean Dyche, Vitor Pereira). Glasner was also in talks with AC Milan before choosing Forest.

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Oliver Glasner (51) had already announced early on that he would not extend his contract with Crystal Palace and would leave the club at the end of the season. The Austrian had hoped for a move to a top club. Now he has signed a contract until 2029 – with Premier League side Nottingham Forest. Nottingham finished 15th in the past season – behind Crystal Palace.

Source: BILD, July 2, 2026

According to information from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Glasner – who won the Conference League with Crystal Palace – is set to become the highest-paid coach in Forest's history, and one of the best-paid in the Premier League. The British newspaper "Daily Mail" reports that he is expected to enter the salary brackets of Europa League winner Unai Emery (Aston Villa), Andoni Iraola (FC Liverpool), or Enzo Maresca (Manchester City), who earn the equivalent of ten to twelve million pounds (£10M–£12M; approximately €11.7M–€14M) per year.

Glasner Expected to Earn Over €10 Million

However, the former coach of VfL Wolfsburg (2019–2021) and Eintracht Frankfurt (2021–2023), who was also in talks with AC Milan, is stepping into one of Europe's most dangerous hot seats. Nottingham had a turbulent past season:

Started the season with Nuno Espírito Santo (52)
Sacked the Portuguese in September and replaced him with Ange Postecoglou (60)
Postecoglou lasted only 39 days before being fired
Replaced by Englishman Sean Dyche (55) on October 21 – sacked on February 12
Portuguese Vitor Pereira (57) took over but left at the end of the season

Responsible for the constant coaching changes is the controversial and impulsive club boss Evangelos Marinakis. The Greek multimillionaire has been the owner of Nottingham Forest since 2017. In 2022, the club achieved promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years. In the past season, Forest also competed in the Europa League.

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BILD - SportWestern

Original headline: Überraschende Entscheidung - Neuer Klub für Star-Coach

Original language: DE

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