Nottingham Forest have announced that manager Aitor Karanka has left the club after granting his request to be released from his contract.
There had already been rumours of unrest and the situation looked to come to a head on Thursday.
A club statement issued on Friday morning read:
"Aitor Karanka has asked to be released from his contract as the manager of Nottingham Forest Football Club. The club have agreed to this request and the terms of departure have been agreed. Both parties wish each other every success for the future.
"There will be no further comment from either party.