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Former Italy and Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini has reportedly failed to reach an agreement with Nottingham Forest and will not be their new manager.
The 60-year-old had been approached by the Premier League side after they fired Ange Postecoglou, who was already their second boss of the campaign following the dismissal of Nuno Spirito Santo in September.
Multiple sources including Telegraph Sport and Sky Sport Italia had suggested Mancini was a strong contender for the role, along with Sean Dyche.
However, now Fabrizio Romano claims that despite discussions over the last 24 hours, there has been no agreement between Nottingham Forest and the EURO 2020 winner.
It was therefore mutually decided that he would not be right for the role at this moment in time.
There had also been some reports in Italy of an approach to Luciano Spalletti, but that was snuffed out very quickly.
It would’ve been a return to the Premier League for Mancini, who had won the title with Manchester City in 2012.
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