Nuno Espirito Santo has rubbished "nonsense" speculation suggesting he wants to be sacked as Nottingham Forest manager amid a public falling out with owner Evangelos Marinakis.

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The Portuguese has fuelled intense talk surrounding his future after revealing he is no longer "close" with Forest owner Marinakis ahead of his side's trip to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

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However Nuno insists he wants to remain in charge of Forest this season and is willing to clear the air with both Marinakis and sporting director Edu, who he is also believed to have fallen out with following disagreements over the club's transfer strategy this summer.

WHAT NUNO SAID

In a pre-match interview with , when asked if he is trying to "engineer" a departure from Forest, Nuno said: "That's nonsense, that doesn't make any kind of sense. And our state [of mind] is that we are focused on the game [against Palace], that is more important."

And when pressed to clarify if he wants to remain as Forest manager this season, Nuno reiterated: "Of course! Of course!"

DID YOU KNOW?

After Nuno expressed his fear that Forest were ill-equipped to cope with the demands of competing in the Europa League this season, the club responded by embarking on a remarkable spending spree. The Reds brought in James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson and Arnaud Kalimuendo on permanent deals, while Douglas Luiz joined on loan with a conditional obligation to buy.