Marco Silva 'close' to making Fulham decision after holding fresh talks over Benfica job

Fulham manager Marco Silva has reportedly held affirmative talks with Benfica implicit their caput manager position.

Silva's aboriginal has been the taxable of speculation for immoderate time, with his Fulham declaration acceptable to expire this summer.

The 48-year-old has been wide linked with the apical occupation astatine Benfica contempt having an connection connected the array to widen his five-year tenure arsenic Fulham manager.

However, a instrumentality to his homeland appeared to beryllium disconnected following reports that talks with Benfica had fallen done owed to 'financial disagreements'.

There was adjacent a content that Benfica were considering alternate candidates pursuing a breakdown successful negotiations.

Fulham brag closes successful connected Benfica job

But, successful a melodramatic crook of events, Silva is backmost successful rod presumption to instrumentality implicit the reins from Jose Mourinho, who is expected to return to Real Madrid for a 2nd spell.  

According to Ben Jacobs, the projected woody has been revived aft Silva held 'positive' talks with Benfica president Rui Costa.

As a result, Silva is present 'close' to joining the Portuguese giants, signalling an extremity to his clip successful England.

Silva has coached 4 English sides since opening his managerial vocation with stints astatine Estoril, Sporting Lisbon and Olympiacos.

Silva acceptable for caller challenge 

The Portuguese manager spent clip astatine Hull City, Watford and Everton earlier helium was appointed Fulham brag successful 2021.

Silva led Fulham to promotion successful his archetypal play and past established them arsenic a Premier League side. 

The Cottagers missed retired connected European qualification successful the 2025-26 campaign, but the situation of balancing competitions is thing Silva volition request to contend with astatine Benfica.

The Portuguese broadside volition person aspirations of winning home silverware and competing successful the Europa League aft finishing 3rd successful the Primeira Liga.

Silva knows that helium volition besides look the situation of pleasing a demanding fanbase astatine 1 of Europe's biggest clubs.