icon has led calls for to walk away from due to the on-pitch treatment he received from club owner Evangelos Marinakis. He , which significantly dented their hopes of securing football.

"Scandalous from that Forest owner," Neville wrote on social media. "Nuno should go and negotiate his exit tonight with him! The Forest fans, players and manager do not deserve that."

If he were to leave Forest after the intense public conversation with Marinakis, Express Sport has taken a look at who could replace the Portuguese coach...

Davide Ancelotti

With , Davide Ancelotti is set to follow him out of the Bernabeu and begin his career as a head coach. He has worked as an assistant to his father at , , and and is revered around Europe as someone ready to make the leap.

Ancelotti Jr is , but the prospect of and potentially European football with Forest may be too tempting to turn down.

Oliver Glasner

After nearly 15 months at , Oliver Glasner has proven himself to be one of the league's finest coaches. The Eagles are likely to finish in mid-table but also have a final on the horizon and Glasner has provided a breath of fresh air at Selhurst Park.

Especially if Forest secure European football, they may be able to poach Glasner from their Prem rivals with a squad of players well-suited to the Austrian's 3-4-3 shape.

Kieran McKenna

Despite relegation, Kieran McKenna remains a man in demand after largely outperforming their fellow promoted teams for the majority of the season. He was linked with the likes of and a year ago and will remain in high regard.

He will be desperate for another chance to prove himself in the top flight and Forest could be just the place to do that.

Kjetil Knutsen

A slightly more rogue option, but Forest may fancy a European specialist if they end the season strongly and Kjetil Knutsen has undertaken one of the most impressive jobs around the globe at Bodo/Glimt.

They recently reached the semi-final as a small Norwegian team in the Arctic Circle, beating the likes of Roma, Celtic, Porto, Lazio and Besiktas in recent years.

Their meteoric rise has been nothing short of a fairytale, with Knutsen at the heart of it. A top job is coming for the 56-year-old and Forest could be the team to benefit.