Marco Silva stirs Premier League row, ex-Sporting boss in bust-up | OneFootball

Marco Silva is involved in a major controversy at Fulham. According to the latest information released by the English press, the former Sporting coach – whom Hugo Oliveira says is the best Portuguese coach at present – has reportedly refused to renew his contract with the London club, something that has not pleased the Cottagers’ management at all.

Having a season well below expectations in the Premier League – with only three wins and two draws in 11 matches – Marco Silva’s contract with Fulham ends at the end of the season and the English club intends to renew it, something that has not been possible so far.

In light of Marco Silva’s stance, Fulham’s management is said to have reconsidered their position. Displeased with the former Sporting coach’s lack of willingness to renew, the English club’s directors are now considering the possibility of dismissing the Portuguese manager.

“It’s not normal that, at this stage of the Premier League, where we’ve already played a match, we still only have one signing completed, who was without a club, and he’s a goalkeeper [Benjamin Lecomte]. We have a short squad, there’s nothing to hide about that. We are definitely not in an ideal scenario, not at all. But we definitely have to do things differently in the next 10 days compared to what we did in the previous two months,” said Marco Silva on August 24, in statements that did not please Fulham’s management.

Marco Silva managed Sporting in the 2014/15 season, having joined the Alvalade club after three excellent seasons at Estoril. That year, the Portuguese coach won 31 matches, drew 15, and lost seven, with special mention to the victory in the Portuguese Cup. His departure from Sporting was somewhat turbulent, as there was a conflict with Bruno de Carvalho.

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