Breaking: Nottingham Forest appoints Nuno Espírito Santo as head coach 

Nottingham Forest has confirmed the appointment of Nuno Espírito Santo as first team head coach.

Nuno joins the club on a two-and-a-half-year contract and will take charge of his first match on Saturday when Forest face Bournemouth at The City Ground, the club said in a statement.

The 49-year-old tactician is joining the Premier League side with loads of experiences having managed over 460 games in his career, including in the Premier League, La Liga, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Nuno began his managerial career at Rio Ave, guiding the Portuguese side to two cup finals and qualification to the Europa League for the first time in their history before taking charge of Valencia in 2014.

He steered the Spanish outfit to Champions League football with a fourth-placed finish in La Liga in 2014/15, before spending a year in charge of Porto where he won 27 of his 49 games at the helm.

He moved into the Premier League in 2017 as Nuno took charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers and later Tottenham Hotspur.

Nuno now arrives at The City Ground after his last spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ittihad, where he led the club to league and domestic cup honours last season.

Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi remains one of his key assets. He had an injury while playing for the Super Eagles.