FULHAM manager Marco Silva is close to agreeing a deal to replace Jose Mourinho at Benfica.
There had been confidence at that , would sign a new big-money deal at Craven Cottage and the club have not been informed of any decision.
Marco Silva is nearing a deal to take over as boss of Portuguese giants Benfica Credit: Getty
He would replace the outgoing Jose Mourinho, who is set to return to Real Madrid Credit: PA
The Portuguese’s and talks over fresh terms have been held for months with no agreement.
Silva has .
Silva has spent five years at Fulham, leading them back into the Premier League from the and establishing them back in the top flight.
However, the former tactician has frequently called for more backing from his bosses at the club and has often been linked with moves away from London.
are losing Mourinho, 63, to after he agreed a shock three-year deal to return to the Spanish giants.
this Sunday before his move back to LaLiga is confirmed officially, with expected to win another term as president.
It has been 11 years since Silva managed in Portugal, his last job there having been one season in charge of Benfica’s Lisbon rivals, Sporting.
There is now confidence in Portugal that Silva will be returning to Lisbon.
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Benfica have just completed an invincible league season, with Mourinho in post from September, – eight points behind champions and two behind Sporting in second.
He will now have an even more daunting task to unlock, taking over a after a second straight trophyless season, with a
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