Sabri Lamouchi made an offer to French manager Alain Pochat to join his backroom staff at Nottingham Forest, it has been claimed.
Pochat, who manages French second tier side FC Villefranche, has revealed why he turned down the advances of Lamouchi and the Reds.
Lamouchi was brought in last June to replace Martin O'Neill, who was sacked after a disappointing end to the 2018-19 season.
The Frenchman added Bruno Baltazar, David Barriac and Jean-Paul Ancian to his coaching setup and could have included Pochat.
However, the 52-year-old claims he wasn't given enough time to make a decision.
In an interview with French press, Pochat has said he decided to decline Forest's advances because of his family.
“The timing was problematic," he told Made in Foot via Sport Witness.
"I’d had contacts for a while, with Sabri Lamouchi and the person I know very well in his staff.
"I looked at it, but it was really late.
"I’d already started my season here, at FC Villefranche.
"I’d already done all the recruiting.
"They called me on a Thursday, and they needed me to go to Alicante on the Saturday for preseason.
“There was also my family to manage.
"There’s no French school there.
"There were many parameters that were really tight timing wise…I didn’t really see myself leaving the club, the players I’d convinced to come.
"It’s a choice.
"When there’s the family behind you, it’s complicated.
"It was an interest that flattered me.
"It feels nice to see they thought about you, that they want to work with you.
“It was an attractive offer, in an important league, at a historical club that has won two Champions League.
"After that, it’s simply choices”.
