Former Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez has been linked with Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest. Steve Cooper is coming under increased pressure at the City Ground with the Reds in danger of being cut adrift at the bottom of the table, having been thumped by Leicester City on Monday night.
Forest have picked up just four points from their opening eight games on their return to the top flight, but are just two points adrift of safety. Cooper's side have not won since the second game of the season, a 1-0 win over West Ham United and have lost their last five games on the bounce.
The huge investment into the playing squad this summer has seen question marks arise over Cooper's immediate future at the club, despite being the man to oversee their return to the Premier League. Forest signed 23 players in the summer in an attempt to stay in the top flight, but things have not yet clicked.
