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Nottingham Forest<\/b><\/a> are close to appointing former <\/b>Wolves<\/b><\/a> boss Vitor Pereira as their new head coach.<\/b><\/p>\n The Premier League club sacked Sean Dyche<\/a> shortly after being held to a goalless draw by bottom club Wolves<\/a> on Wednesday, leaving them three points above the relegation zone with 12 games remaining.<\/p>\n BBC Sport earlier reported Forest had opened talks with Pereira and those discussions are understood to have progressed with an agreement now described as close.<\/p>\n The 57-year-old quickly emerged as the preferred option to replace Dyche, having worked previously under Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis at Greek club Olympiacos.<\/p>\n Pereira was credited for keeping Wolves<\/a> in the Premier League last season having joined midway through the campaign, but he was sacked in November<\/a> with the club on two points from 10 matches.<\/p>\n The Portuguese is in line to become Forest’s fourth manager of the season following Nuno Espirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou and Dyche.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n