DEAL DONE;Nottingham Forest ownership change confirmed after Evangelos Marinakis move

Nottingham Forest have confirmed Evangelos Marinakis has taken a step back at the City Ground, sources have told Football Insider.

A Companies House submission on Wednesday (30 April) revealed the cessation of the Greek businessman as a person with significant control in Forest’s parent company, NF Football Investments Limited.

Pittville One Limited, which was incorporated in February, has now been officially listed as a person with significant control.

It is understood the change in ownership at the City Ground is in preparation for Forest’s likely qualification for European football.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side and Marinakis-owned Olympiacos could both be competing in the Champions League next season, with Uefa’s rules prohibiting clubs from being controlled by the same owners or directors from competing in the same competition.

Forest currently sit sixth in the Premier League table, but they have a game in hand over the sides around them.

Meanwhile, Olympiacos are on course to claim the Greek Super League title after building up a healthy lead over second-place Panathinaikos.

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There have been several more changes confirmed at the City Ground since Marinakis officially relinquished control.

Co-owner Sokratis Kominakis, who joined Marinakis’s takeover bid in 2017, has now been reinstated as a director after stepping down in February.

Matthew Shayle, Matthew Cain and Timothy Osborne have also been appointed as Forest directors in the past few hours.

However, Michael Dugher, Simon Forster and Jonathan Owen have seen their roles as directors terminated as part of the latest boardroom reshuffle.

The board at the City Ground now comprises Kominakis, Shayle, Cain, Osborne and chairman Nicholas Randall KC.

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Alongside the boardroom changes, Forest are looking to strengthen their squad this summer in preparation for European football.