Ange Postecoglou: Nottingham Forest set to appoint former Tottenham head coach after Nuno Espirito Santo sacking

Ange Postecoglou has agreed a deal to become the next Nottingham Forest head coach.

The contract will last until the summer of 2027 and an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday.

The first game for the former Tottenham Hotspur boss is set to be away to Arsenal on Saturday lunchtime.

Postecoglou, who wants Mile Jedinak, Sergio Raimundo, Nick Montgomery and Rob Burch as past of his backroom staff at Forest, was identified as the leading candidate to succeed Nuno Espirito Santo and talks accelerated on Tuesday morning.

Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis has been an admirer of the former Celtic and Spurs head coach, whose family are of Greek origin, for some time.

In July, Marinakis presented Postecoglou with a special award in Greece for being the first coach of Greek origin to win a European trophy in the men's game.

"Ange has spoken many times about Greece," said Marinakis. "It is very important for a person to be proud and shout about his origins.

"He achieved it with a team that was not winning titles and was struggling. With this success with Tottenham, he made Greece proud.