Vítor Pereira says his Nottingham Forest exit came by email at 11:58 p.m. on 30 June, two minutes before the end of his contract. Speaking to A Bola, he said it was a shock and objected to the way the club handled it, while also making clear that he wants his next job in England to be about titles, not survival.
The email and the exit
"It was a total surprise. They had the right to decide what they wanted for the club and I accept that, but the only incorrect and unfair thing was the way they did it: sending an email two minutes before midnight, when we had everything organized," Pereira said in comments translated from Portuguese.
He also said Forest's officials triggered the termination clause after Oliver Glasner became available following his departure from Crystal Palace. That is Pereira's account of how the move unfolded. There is no direct opposing quote in the material here, so the club's side is not laid out in the same detail.
Pereira's next target
Pereira's longer point is about where he wants to go next. "I am not a firefighter. My objective in the future is to fight for titles in the Premier League. I want to test myself against the best," he said, also telling A Bola: "Portugal is for living and England is for working. I'm waiting for the rain to start working."
Forest's own situation helps explain why the club moved quickly. At the time of the story they were 19th in the Premier League, with 6 points from 9 matches and only 1 league win. Their recent run reads one draw and four defeats across five league games, which leaves little room for patience after a managerial change.
Pereira's point is simple enough: he does not want to be seen as a short-term fix, and he is already speaking like a coach aiming higher than the job he has just left. Forest's next league match will tell a different part of the story, but his comments now put the focus on who takes him on next.
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