FULHAM are braced for an approach from Manchester United for manager Marco Silva.
Head coach Silva has yet to give his Craven Cottage bosses any response to the offer of a three-and-a-half-year contract back in November.
Fulham are concerned that Manchester United will turn their attention towards Marco SilvaCredit: Getty
Ruben Amorim was sacked earlier todayCredit: Alamy
And his current deal expires at the end of this season, which would make him a free agent come June.
It has not gone unnoticed that has been slow to react to the prospect of signing up at Fulham for another three full campaigns after this one.
He was also linked to the United job before his fellow countryman Ruben Amorim took it in November 2024.
has put Fulham on alert in readiness for an approach whether that is now or in the summer.
Silva, 48, is reluctant to talk openly about his future plans and regularly rebuffs the topic, adding he will go public with news when there is some.
But he has said that signing up for a contract extension at Fulham is about more than just wages for him.
He wants to see if the club matches his ambitions on and off the pitch.
are on the trail of PSV Eindhoven forward Ricardo Pepi, but have yet to make a formal signing during the January transfer window.
Silva was also critical of the club last summer when they left it extremely late to acquire new players – eventually breaking their club record to bring in £34million Brazilian Kevin.
, 40, was shown the door less than 24 hours after demanding more control following a recruitment stand-off.
In his post-match press conference after the Leeds stalemate, he said: “I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United.
“And that is clear. I know that my name is not [Thomas] Tuchel, it’s not [Antonio] Conte, it’s not [Jose] Mourinho, but I’m the manager of Manchester United.
“And it’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides to change. So that was my point. I want to finish with that.
“I’m not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me.
Ruben Amorim SACKED
Ruben Amorim has been SACKED as manager of Manchester United!
The , hitting out at transfer policy and his postition as ‘coach’ rather than ‘manager’.
Now he is gone – with the likes of Gareth Southgate and Enzo Maresca among the favourites to take over at Old Trafford.
currently sit sixth in the table but hardly set the world alight at the club.
In fact, he leaves with the WORST win rate in the Premier League of any permanent boss – just 31.9 per cent.
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“I just want to say that I’m going to be the manager of this team, not just the coach.
“And I was really clear on that. And that is going to finish in 18 months and then everyone is going to move on. That was the deal.
“That is my job, not to be a coach. If people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles and the criticisms of everything, we need to change the club.
“I just want to say that I came here to be the manager of , not to be the coach.”
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