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Marco Silva is among the frontrunners to take over as Chelsea manager, but Sam Allardyce has urged the Fulham manager to reject a move to Stamford Bridge.
Silva has sparkled as Fulham manager over the last five years, clocking up 225 games as Cottagers boss. He is just one win away from reaching an enormous 100 victories, having secured promotion in 2022.
The last two appointments have seen them hire a manager who had not worked previously in the Premier League. Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior made their Premier League debuts as managers at Chelsea.
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As things stand, Silva is one of three managers at the top of Chelsea’s list alongside Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso. It is believed Chelsea have scheduled talks with the former Everton and Watford manager.
Sam Allardyce urges Marco Silva to reject Chelsea move
In their bid to hire a new manager, BlueCo are going to encounter a problem. The pressure is on Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali to hire a manager with the calibre and aura that can guide Chelsea forward.
Hopefully, a lesson has been learnt with Liam Rosenior. A good coach, but he could not get his squad on side and deal with the pressure of being Chelsea manager. Any good coach will have reservations.
From afar, managers will look at what has happened at Chelsea and question two things. How quickly the board are to sack their managers, and the involvement the hierarchy has in day-to-day things at Chelsea.
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Speaking on his No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, Allardyce has urged Silva to reject Chelsea unless it changes at Stamford Bridge and BlueCo do not have such a large involvement on proceedings.
“He has to do his research, though. He has to ring the other managers and find out how difficult it is really with the owners. If you have that intrusive interference, it’s not really a job,” Allardyce said recently.
“As much as you want to take it, you have to be brave enough to say I’m better off staying at Fulham, unless Chelsea change their structure and say we have to change,” the former England boss continued.
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Currently, Silva is out of contract at the end of the season. Having paid compensation to the likes of Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino, Maresca and Rosenior, Chelsea might prefer to get a free agent in.
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It suggests why they are pursuing Iraola, Alonso and Silva, with the latter out of contract at the end of the season. But Fulham are confident that Silva will sign a new contract at Craven Cottage before it expires.
Whether Chelsea can convince Silva before he signs on the dotted line and extends his stay at the Premier League’s other West London club remains to be seen. Chelsea are not short of managerial options.
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