Next Chelsea manager: Fulham boss Marco Silva delivers response to Blues talk

Fulham manager Marco Silva has effort to unopen down speculation linking him with the vacant presumption astatine Chelsea.

Since Liam Rosenior was sacked connected Wednesday evening, a wide array of candidates person been linked with a determination to Stamford Bridge.

Former midfielder Cesc Fabregas is among those to person publicly commented connected the developments, amid the Como president having seemingly fixed the greenish airy for the Spaniard to instrumentality immoderate accidental astatine the Premier League club.

Silva is different campaigner for the position, a effect of his declaration astatine Craven Cottage ending successful the summer.

Despite the expanding anticipation of taking a caller situation aft 5 years astatine Fulham, Silva refused to entertain questions astir his future.

Silva dismisses Chelsea speculation

That is contempt acknowledging that discussions with the Fulham hierarchy person taken spot down the scenes.

As quoted by The Standard, the 48-year-old said: "Why is it antithetic this week? It is not astatine all.

“It is the aforesaid and the aforesaid reply that I said to you already past week, it is the same. I volition not make, each azygous week, comments astir [my future].

"When thing comes new, we are going to archer from ourselves, myself and the club.

"Everything what I need, oregon the nine needs to bash with maine is going to beryllium betwixt maine and the club.”

Why Silva is simply a realistic Chelsea candidate

While galore Chelsea fans volition beryllium hoping for and anticipating a higher-profile sanction than Silva, that is not to accidental that the Chelsea owners volition not see him.

Most importantly, helium possesses the Premier League acquisition that BlueCo are seemingly craving, portion helium is besides approaching nine-and-a-half years successful English football.

Silva is besides seemingly anxious to trial himself astatine a bigger nine than Fulham, with their rivalry improbable to halt him considering immoderate offers.

Furthermore, helium is available. Chelsea chiefs whitethorn beryllium against paying retired much compensation to get the services of a manager erstwhile they person shelled retired astronomical fees erstwhile parting with erstwhile caput coaches.