Nottingham Forest have ruthlessly sacked director of football Filippo Giraldi after just six months as owner Angelos Marinakis desperately attempts to keep the club in the Premier League.
The 49-year-old Italian was only appointed at the City Ground in October last year following a hectic summer in which they splurged a huge amount in a bid to hold onto their place in the top-flight. That spending continued in January as seven new players arrived in the East Midlands, meaning 30 new faces arrived at the club over the course of the campaign.
That recruitment has been scrutinised by club chiefs and Marinakis with Giraldi now paying with his job. A club statement on Tuesday evening read: "Nottingham Forest’s Sporting Director, Filippo Giraldi, has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect.
