Monday’s surprising news that Nottingham Forest have sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo carries even more interest for United States men’s national team fans.

USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino has been mentioned by Sky Sports as a person of interest as Forest look to fill their coaching vacuum ahead of this month’s Europa League action.

BREAKING — Nuno Espirito Santo fired by Nottingham Forest

Sky Sports says that Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis and advisor Edu Gaspar are admirers of Pochettino, Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola, Fulham’s Marco Silva, and Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner.

Ironically, Espirito Santo had a too-short stint as Tottenham Hotspur boss a couple of years after Jose Mourinho replaced Pochettino at that North London hot seat.

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