Sabri Lamouchi signs new two-year deal with Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi has penned a new two year deal at the City Ground.

The news comes less than 24 hours before Forest restart their Championship campaign at Sheffield Wednesday.

Lamouchi has been hailed as a success by the majority of Forest fans during his first 12 months at the City Ground.

He has turned the Reds from being a mid-table side to challenging for promotion to the Premier League this season.

The 48-year-old has been in contract talks with the Forest hierarchy for a number of months and, on the eve of the Championship resumption, the news was confirmed.

After putting pen to paper on a two-year deal, with the option to be extended for a third, Lamouchi spoke of his delight.

He said: ā€œI am honoured to be staying at this fantastic football club. It was always my intention to stay here for a long period when I signed last year.

ā€œWe have started to build a good team with fantastic characters and I am so pleased to be able to continue on my journey with them.

ā€œI feel humbled by the level of support the fans have shown me since I arrived on day one and I am truly grateful for this.

ā€œI am also thankful for the backing of our owner, Mr Marinakis, whose support for both myself and the team has been exceptional from the very beginning.ā€

Back to the Big Time?

Rumours of a new deal circulated more heavily in April.

The Frenchman took over from Martin Oā€™Neill last June and, aside from a few inconsistencies, has engineered Forestā€™s most successful campaign in recent years.

The 2018-19 season saw Forest finish ninth, eight points off the play-offs

Forest finished the 2017-18 campaign in 17th; meanwhile, just a year beforehand they survived relegation to League One on goal difference.

The Reds sit fifth in the Championship, ten points behind second-placed West Bromwich Albion, but a play-off spot would be a deserved reward.

By Matthew Lee

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