Oliver Glasner says Marinakis’ ambition convinced him to take Nottingham Forest job

• Austrian met Forest owner over seafood platter in Athens

• ‘He’s one of few people who’s more ambitious than I am’

Oliver Glasner said he wants to bring back the “sweet honey” of European football to Nottingham Forest and suggested the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, may be one of few people more ambitious than him. Glasner revealed talks with Marinakis over a seafood platter in Athens convinced him to become Forest’s fifth head coach in less than 12 months, the Austrian signing a three-year contract after a fruitful two years at Crystal Palace.

Glasner met the Forest squad on Monday, his first day, and said he is enthused by the scope for the club to grow after a season in which they avoided relegation and reached the Europa League semi-finals. Forest sacked Vítor Pereira because they felt the opportunity to appoint Glasner, out of work after leaving Selhurst Park, was too good to turn down. Glasner conceded Forest’s hierarchy were “very hard-working” in their efforts to appoint him. The 51-year-old, who won the FA Cup, Conference League and Community Shield at Palace, believes he can also exceed expectations at the City Ground, but underlined success will not happen overnight.

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