Sky Sports News have announced that Nuno Espírito Santo will be sacked in the event of West Ham United losing against Nottingham Forest.

The Hammers take on Nuno’s former club on Tuesday, and the revelation follows a day of mounting pressure on the manager. Rumours are rife that Espírito Santo has lost the dressing room, with Jacob Steinberg reporting that several players are baffled by his tactics.

And now the situation appears to have escalated further.

One Game to Save His Job

Sky Germany’s chief football reporter Florian Plettenberg has claimed that Nuno is on the brink of the sack following West Ham’s 3–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Plettenberg said:

“Nuno Espírito Santo is on the verge of being sacked at West Ham. He is expected to get at most one more game, against Forest on Tuesday.
It would be the decisive match.”

If true, it would be remarkable in the extreme for the Hammers to sanction the purchase of striker Valentín Castellanos, which is currently scheduled to be completed tomorrow. With the manager potentially just one defeat away from the exit, committing to a major signing tied so closely to his tenure would underline just how chaotic the...