Nottingham Forest’s former head of recruitment George Syrianos is reportedly the target of several clubs, two months after being sacked by Evangelos Marinakis.
The Reds brought in 22 players as part of a squad overhaul as the club prepared for their return to the Premier League. After a tough opening few weeks in the top-flight pressure began to grow on manager Steve Cooper, but in a dramatic turn of events he was handed a fresh contract after fan backlash to the speculation over his future.
Instead, it was Syrianos and head scout Andy Scott that were shown the exit door in early October. However, since an off-field shuffle that also saw Filippo Giraldi arrive as sporting director, Forest enjoyed an upturn in form with the team losing one of their last six games and the work that the recruitment team put in over the summer has seemingly not gone unnoticed..
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Syrianos is said to be attracting interest from several clubs across Europe, with German outlet Bild reporting that two Bundesliga sides have “held talks” with the former Forest man. Fellow Premier League side Brighton, renowned for their effective recruitment model, are also said to be considering hiring the 33-year-old.
Further afield, the data and recruitment analyst is claimed to be a target for Brazilian legend Ronaldo, who is the owner of La Liga club Real Valladolid, with Syrianos said to be “in his sights”. He began his career as chief analyst at Stuttgart, where he worked for four-and-a-half years, before arriving at the City Ground in June 2021.
Forest spent almost £150million throughout the summer, twice breaking their transfer record on Taiwo Awoniyi and Morgan Gibbs-White. It remains to be seen how Forest’s new-look recruitment team chooses to utilise the January transfer window.
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