Marco Silva ever closer to Benfica after Ruben Amorim snub | OneFootball

The name of Marco Silva, a former Sporting coach, remains a strong possibility to succeed José Mourinho and, apparently, negotiations for an agreement are well advanced. The Portuguese manager, however, is still due to meet with Fulham, the club with which his contract is coming to an end, to say whether he accepts or rejects the Londoners’ offer, which is very attractive financially. Until the final Premier League match, this Sunday at Craven Cottage against Newcastle, the coach will remain silent on the matter.

While waiting for Mourinho to respond to the renewal offer, Benfica, aware that the most realistic scenario is a move to Madrid, is already working on hiring a new replacement. According to the newspaper A Bola, all roads lead to Marco Silva, who has long known he is wanted by Benfica’s hierarchy. Contacts have been positive and, at Luz, the belief prevails that everything could be settled as early as the coming week.

Marco Silva is well aware of the effort the Fulham team is making to keep him. Both financially, as they are promising a salary Benfica cannot offer him, and strategically, as Fulham is prepared to give the manager more authority and autonomy in building the squad.

With Ruben Amorim ruled out of the Eagles’ plans at this stage of the negotiations following the statement, if talks with Marco Silva do not lead to an agreement, the possibility of hiring a foreign coach increases.

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