Transfer Notebook: Final straw for Nuno at Forest revealed, West Ham turned down signing Man United star, Levy’s return plan in doubt

Fabio Paratici’s return to Tottenham has been thrown into doubt by Daniel Levy’s shock exit as chairman. talkSPORT exclusively revealed last month that Paratici had agreed to resume his role of managing director of football from next month. Ex-Arsenal chief Vina Vienkatesham (left) now holds the reins at Tottenham – which means Levy’s plan to bring back Paratici is now in doubtGetty However, the move was very much driven by Levy, which means Paratici has now been left in limbo. The Italian was previously forced to leave Spurs after being banned for 30 months in January 2023 for false accounting at old club Juventus. He had been assisting Levy on an unofficial basis after FIFA reduced the suspension. The fact Levy has lined up Paratici’s return is another illustration that he was not expecting to be forced out by Tottenham owners ENIC. West Ham turn down Onana and turn back to ex-star Andre Onana was offered on loan to West Ham before agreeing to join Trabzonspor. The Hammers were actively considering a swoop for the Manchester United goalkeeper. However, it is believed chairman David Sullivan opted not to follow up their interest after watching Onana make two errors in United’s humiliating EFL Cup exit at the hands of Grimsby. West Ham are now in talks with 40-year-old Lukasz Fabianski about a return to the club, weeks after leaving on a free transfer. Sources have also told talkSPORT Onana’s decision to leave Old Trafford was fuelled by being told he was likely to be Ruben Amorim’s third-choice goalkeeper this season. The howler-prone glovesman fell fell down the pecking order behind Altay Bayindir and new signing, Belgian youngster Senne Lammens. Onana has the chance to stay in the Premier League until West Ham chiefs saw his double-howler against Grimsby as Man United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup… by a League Two sideGetty Final straw for Nuno at Forest Nuno Espirito Santo sealed his Nottingham Forest departure by refusing to bring new signing Douglas Luiz off the bench in the 3-0 defeat at home to West Ham. The Portuguese coach was already on an unsteady footing with Forest’s combustible owner Evangelos Marinakis after publicly questioning the pair’s relationship. Marinakis was close to axing Espirito Santo in the immediate aftermath of that explosive press conference prior to Forest’s 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace last month. His successor Ange Postecoglou has been on standby to step into the City Ground hot-seat ever since. Sources close to Forest have confirmed Espirito Santo leaving Luiz on the bench and only using fellow new-boy Omari Hutchinson as an 89th minute substitute was the final straw for the club’s hierarchy. Espirito Santo was also at loggerheads with Forest’s head of global football Edu over recruitment for most of the summer. Nottingham Forest are making a habit of hiring fired Tottenham coaches, with Postecoglou set to take over from NunoGetty While acknowledging Luiz’s qualities, it is understood Espirito Santo was unhappy at not being properly consulted over the signing and felt other areas of the squad should take priority. Espirito Santo also felt Edu blocked his attempts to sign his former Wolves winger Adama Traore from Fulham. Brownhill said no to Premier League for Saudi payday Josh Brownhill rejected the chance to join Brentford to seal a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. Brownhill had been biding his time before making a final decision on his future after leaving Burnley as a free agent. The Bees were keen to add Brownhill to their ranks, but ultimately a six-figure-a-week deal with Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Shabab proved too good to turn down. Brownhill also held talks with Leicester and Wolves. Brownhill had his pick of two clubs in the Premier League and one in the Championship – but the 29-year-old opted for a bumper contract in the Middle East insteadGetty

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Transfer Notebook: Final straw for Nuno at Forest revealed, West Ham turned down signing Man United star, Levy’s return plan in doubt

Fabio Paratici’s return to Tottenham has been thrown into doubt by Daniel Levy’s shock exit as chairman.

talkSPORT exclusively revealed last month that Paratici had agreed to resume his role of managing director of football from next month.

Ex-Arsenal chief Vina Vienkatesham (left) now holds the reins at Tottenham – which means Levy’s plan to bring back Paratici is now in doubt

However, the move was very much driven by Levy, which means Paratici has now been left in limbo.

The Italian was previously forced to leave Spurs after being banned for 30 months in January 2023 for false accounting at old club Juventus.

He had been assisting Levy on an unofficial basis after FIFA reduced the suspension.

The fact Levy has lined up Paratici’s return is another illustration that he was not expecting to be forced out by Tottenham owners ENIC.

West Ham turn down Onana and turn back to ex-star

Andre Onana was offered on loan to West Ham before agreeing to join Trabzonspor.

The Hammers were actively considering a swoop for the Manchester United goalkeeper.

However, it is believed chairman David Sullivan opted not to follow up their interest after watching Onana make two errors in United’s humiliating EFL Cup exit at the hands of Grimsby.

West Ham are now in talks with 40-year-old Lukasz Fabianski about a return to the club, weeks after leaving on a free transfer.

Sources have also told talkSPORT Onana’s decision to leave Old Trafford was fuelled by being told he was likely to be Ruben Amorim’s third-choice goalkeeper this season.

The howler-prone glovesman fell fell down the pecking order behind Altay Bayindir and new signing, Belgian youngster Senne Lammens.

Onana has the chance to stay in the Premier League until West Ham chiefs saw his double-howler against Grimsby as Man United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup… by a League Two side

Final straw for Nuno at Forest

Nuno Espirito Santo sealed his Nottingham Forest departure by refusing to bring new signing Douglas Luiz off the bench in the 3-0 defeat at home to West Ham.

The Portuguese coach was already on an unsteady footing with Forest’s combustible owner Evangelos Marinakis after publicly questioning the pair’s relationship.

Marinakis was close to axing Espirito Santo in the immediate aftermath of that explosive press conference prior to Forest’s 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace last month.

His successor Ange Postecoglou has been on standby to step into the City Ground hot-seat ever since.

Sources close to Forest have confirmed Espirito Santo leaving Luiz on the bench and only using fellow new-boy Omari Hutchinson as an 89th minute substitute was the final straw for the club’s hierarchy.

Espirito Santo was also at loggerheads with Forest’s head of global football Edu over recruitment for most of the summer.

Nottingham Forest are making a habit of hiring fired Tottenham coaches, with Postecoglou set to take over from Nuno

While acknowledging Luiz’s qualities, it is understood Espirito Santo was unhappy at not being properly consulted over the signing and felt other areas of the squad should take priority.

Espirito Santo also felt Edu blocked his attempts to sign his former Wolves winger Adama Traore from Fulham.

Brownhill said no to Premier League for Saudi payday

Josh Brownhill rejected the chance to join Brentford to seal a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia.

Brownhill had been biding his time before making a final decision on his future after leaving Burnley as a free agent.

The Bees were keen to add Brownhill to their ranks, but ultimately a six-figure-a-week deal with Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Shabab proved too good to turn down.

Brownhill also held talks with Leicester and Wolves.