Nottingham Forest confirm the return of former chief to the help them with Premier League

Nottingham Forest are excelling at boardroom level this season but one ex-Forest chief looks set to return to English football to help Everton.

There has been movement in staff under Evangelos Marinakis recently as Sokratis Kominakis was removed as a Forest director.

However, this is not a sign of any issues at the club as Marinakis has the club in a strong position financially, highlighted by Forest posting a net spend of just £16m that shows how frugal and clever the owner has been in the transfer market in recent years.

Some in the football sphere doubted the financial responsibility of the Forest owner after the club spent plenty of money to boost the squad after promotion to the Premier League in 2022.

The Premier League have delayed their new APT regulations which means that the £67m loss that was registered in that first season in the top flight will be scratched off the current PSR measurements, effectively putting to bed any narrative about 2022’s transfer expenditure.

What may keep it alive somewhat, though, is the reappearance of one of Forest’s key decision-makers at the time, who looks likely to emerge in a prominent role at Everton.

Dane Murphy could return to the Premier League after Nottingham Forest exit

There was plenty of confusion as to whether Edu had taken up a role at Forest after he left Arsenal but it was confirmed that Edu is more likely to work for Marinakis’ football empire as a whole rather than a specific position at the City Ground.

Before Edu, though, there was American supremo Dane Murphy, who became Forest CEO after an impressive spell at Barnsley in the Championship.

Murphy oversaw the promotion and then the signings of the likes of Taiwo Awoniyi and Morgan Gibbs-White, before leaving the Reds in January 2023 by mutual consent.