Nottingham Forest name Pedro Pereira as director of football

Nottingham Forest have named Pedro Pereira as director of football ahead of the appointment of a new head coach.

Pereira spent 13 years working for Portuguese First Division club Sporting Braga, who reached the Champions League twice during his time there, and was most recently sporting director for Serie A side Fiorentina.

Forest are yet to name a permanent replacement for Dougie Freedman, who was fired in March and replaced by Paul Williams in the interim - Williams also left the club at the end of the season.

Part of Pereira's background is in scouting and development and he is looking forward to the challenge a move to England brings.

He told the club's website: "It is a big honour and at the same time a great challenge to work with such a historic and important club as Nottingham Forest and I want to sincerely thank the chairman for offering this opportunity to me.

"I respect deeply the history of the club but we have to look ahead and create the background for a new chapter of success, stability and victories.

"Nottingham Forest has huge potential and I believe and hope I can contribute significantly in bringing the club back to the Premier League.

"Our focus is to prepare the team for the coming season and to fulfil our ambitions. We need the support of all Nottingham Forest fans to achieve our goals."