Next Fulham manager: Alvaro Arbeloa appointment 'almost done' after Cottagers contact two ex-Tottenham bosses

Fulham are reportedly connected the verge of appointing erstwhile Real Madrid brag Alvaro Arbeloa arsenic their caller manager aft speaking to aggregate candidates.

The Cottagers are presently without a manager aft Marco Silva decided against signing a caller contract.

The 48-year-old called clip connected his five-year tenure astatine Craven Cottage to instrumentality implicit the reins astatine Portuguese giants Benfica.

The Benfica vacancy became disposable aft Jose Mourinho returned to Real Madrid for a 2nd spell arsenic manager pursuing Arbeloa's exit.

Arbeloa, who is keen to get consecutive backmost into management, has since emerged arsenic a frontrunner to instrumentality the apical occupation astatine Craven Cottage.

Fulham connected verge of Arbeloa appointment 

According to writer Ben Jacobs, Fulham are present connected the verge of confirming Arbeloa's assignment pursuing affirmative talks.

While the woody is 'almost done', Arbeloa has been acold from the lone campaigner considered for the vacant position.

The update claims that the Cottagers person spoken to a fig of alternate options, including erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur managers Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank.

Postecoglou is searching for his archetypal managerial occupation since being sacked by Nottingham Forest successful October 2025, portion Frank is not acceptable to return to absorption pursuing his dismissal arsenic Spurs brag successful February. 

The westbound London nine besides made interaction with Coventry City brag Frank Lampard and Kieran McKenna, who precocious near his presumption arsenic Ipswich Town caput coach.

Fulham person besides been linked with ex-Man United caput manager Ruben Amorim and Palmeiras brag Abel Ferreira, the second of whom is reluctant to permission his presumption midway done the Brazilian season.

Amorim has ruled himself retired of the moving amid important speculation linking him with AC Milan.

Is Arbeloa the close antheral to pb Fulham?

There volition beryllium immoderate scepticism implicit Arbeloa's imminent assignment pursuing his pugnacious stint arsenic Real Madrid boss.

In January, Arbeloa stepped up from his relation arsenic Castilla brag to instrumentality implicit the reins of the elder broadside pursuing Xabi Alonso's departure.

Under Arbeloa's watch, Real Madrid suffered a astonishment Copa del Rey decision to second-tier Albacete, fell astatine the quarter-final signifier of the Champions League and finished a distant 2nd to Barcelona successful the rubric race.

Arbeloa's clip successful complaint was besides shrouded by disharmony successful the dressing room, including a well-publicised altercation betwixt Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni.

That said, Arbeloa should lone instrumentality a comparatively tiny proportionality of the blasted for the mediocre dressing civilization and Real Madrid's nonaccomplishment to triumph silverware.

The 43-year-old would person learnt from that hard acquisition and volition payment from managing a nine that does not make arsenic overmuch media attraction arsenic Real Madrid.

Arbeloa should besides bask much power to instrumentality his ideas astatine Fulham, wherever helium volition apt springiness younker a accidental aft showing a willingness to spot emerging talents successful his clip arsenic Real Madrid boss, thing that comes from moving arsenic a manager successful the Spanish giants' younker system. 

The Spaniard whitethorn person large shoes to capable astatine Craven Cottage, but the situation volition not daunt him, and it could beryllium a risky assignment that yet pays disconnected for the Cottagers.