Liam Rosenior backed for Fulham job amid Marco Silva exit rumours: ‘I’ve heard…’
Liam Rosenior could be the one to replace Marco Silva should the current Fulham boss choose to depart this summer.
That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who has heard from “two or three sources” that the former player could make a return to Craven Cottage.
Rosenior, who was most recently sacked by Chelsea in April after just 23 matches in charge, featured for the Cottagers between 2004 and 2007, and could now make a quick return to the Premier League.
Fulham may soon need a replacement for Silva, who is heavily linked with a switch to Benfica, and it will be extremely tricky to fill the Portuguese figure’s boots in West London.
Liam Rosenior could make a dramatic Premier League return
Everton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – has shared what he’s been hearing from close sources.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness said: “That’s a difficult one. The name I’ve been hearing is Liam Rosenior, believe it or not, who has some Fulham history.
“That’s one that I keep hearing from two or three sources. I don’t think the Silva thing is tied either way at the moment. I think there’s a genuine discussion going on either way, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him stay in the end.
| Marco Silva’s stats | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
| Fulham | 229 | 104 | 42 | 83 | 45% |
“There’s also been rumours about Fulham. There’s Gary O’Neill, I’ve heard. There are a couple of names, but Fulham, I don’t think they’re going to attract the top-level manager they’d hoped for.
“Marco Silva is probably at the top of the tree in terms of some of their aspirations, and he’s done very well for them. So I think they might be just doing the best they can to keep him and give him one more season.”
Who else could snap Marco Silva up this summer?
It is not just Benfica that are lining up a move for the 48-year-old manager, with several clubs across the Premier League being long-time admirers of his talents.
Mick Brown told Football Insider that Silva could become Crystal Palace’s next boss, as Oliver Glasner is set to depart Selhurst Park at the end of his contract with the Eagles.
Manchester United and Tottenham have both been linked with the manager in previous seasons, but both have made new decisions on their current bosses, so a move for Silva would be unlikely.
Fulham supporters have long feared their talented manager leaving, though, so the rumours circulating around Craven Cottage will feel no different this time around.
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