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Maurizio Sarri could have been appointed as Nottingham Forest manager 'a few days after he resigned as Lazio's head coach', according to reports.
The 65-year-old walked away from his role at the Serie A club after his side had suffered a fourth-straight defeat in all competitions to Udinese on March 11.
With his team slumping to ninth in the Italian top-flight and being knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, the Eagles reportedly accepted his resignation due in part to his 'complicated' relationship with the club's president Claudio Lotito. It is also understood that the club would have 'parted ways with the Italian later on' had results not improved.
According to journalist Alfredo Pedulla, Nottingham Forest had called Sarri and attempted to appoint him as their head coach just days after he had decided to leave Lazio 'with the request to immediately take over from Espirito Santo'.
Forest, who announced they would be appealing their four-point sanction for breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules on Monday, had reportedly tried to lure the Italian to the club with a 'three-year contract and the promise of a major transfer next summer if they avoided relegation
