Forest Green Rovers are reportedly considering Ebbsfleet United manager Josh Wright for the club’s vacant managerial position, with senior figures said to have approached the Kent club for permission to speak to him.
The reported interest follows Robbie Savage’s departure from Forest Green for Peterborough United. Rovers are currently being managed on an interim basis by Jonathan Gould, Yan Klukowski and Josh Bowen while the club considers its next permanent appointment.
The link to Wright was reported by KentOnline and published by Stroud Times. The available report does not confirm that Wright has been appointed, or that Ebbsfleet has granted permission for discussions to take place.
Who is Josh Wright?
Wright is 36 and is described in the report as one of the emerging young managers in the National League South. He took charge of Ebbsfleet in 2024, beginning his managerial career after a playing career that included spells with Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Leyton Orient and Crawley Town.
He is the brother of former TOWIE star Mark Wright. The family connection is included in the report’s description of the potential Forest Green move, but Wright’s football background is the main focus of the managerial link.
Wright is assisted at Ebbsfleet by David Kerslake, the former right-back who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United and Swindon Town.
Ebbsfleet connection
There is also a former Forest Green connection within Wright’s current squad. Former Rovers striker Daniel Ogunleye is part of the Ebbsfleet team, which the report says has made an unbeaten start to the season.
The source does not state how many matches Ebbsfleet have played or identify the season to which that unbeaten run relates. It also does not provide details of any proposed contract, compensation agreement or timetable for a possible appointment.
For now, Forest Green continue with Gould, Klukowski and Bowen in temporary charge. Wright’s reported emergence as a candidate gives the club’s managerial search a possible direction, but the material supplied confirms only an approach for permission to speak to him, rather than a completed recruitment decision.
