Expert reveals why Nottingham Forest senior figures have quit

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Sun 8 March 2026 8:00, UK Nottingham Forest chiefs have stepped down to ensure the club adheres to UEFA’s multi-club ownership rules.That is according to ex-Everton, Aston Villa, and Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, amid the possibility that both Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos qualify for next season’s Champions League.Evangelos Marinakis owns both Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest, who have temporarily removed Mighael Dugher, Simon Forster and Jonathan Owen from their board to ensure they would meet multi-club rules.Marinakis, who took a step back from day-to-day control of the Premier League club in April 2025, has ambitions for Nottingham Forest to compete in the Champions League, and they could achieve that if they win the Europa League this season. 💰 Nottingham Forest Finance Update 💰 Inside the transfer budget, player wages, Evangelos Marinakis’ investment, and PSR developments at the City Ground. VISIT THE FOREST FINANCE HUBNottingham Forest ‘bookkeeping’ to meet UEFA rulesEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes there is nothing more happening at Nottingham Forest than meeting UEFA rules.

I think they want to be clean on that. So I think anything around that date is all going to be tied to that.

I don’t see anything more to it than that right now. I don’t think there’s anything more than just bookkeeping and getting it right for UEFA, and in terms of multi-club ownership situations.”Credit: ImagoNottingham Forest facing key departures Sources have told Football Insider that Nottingham Forest face an exodus of players no matter if they remain in the Premier League.Morgan Gibbs-White, Murillo and Elliot Anderson are a trio of stars expected to leave the City Ground in the summer.Offers are expected to come in for all three players, and Nottingham Forest could be forced to accept any high bids, especially if they are relegated to the Championship.