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Callum O'Connell

Tue 5 May 2026 12:00, UK

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:Marco Silva is increasingly likely to leave Fulham at the end of the season and could be a target for Crystal Palace in their search for a new manager.

Silva feels he has taken Fulham as far as he can in their current circumstances and is now likely to leave Craven Cottage when his contract expires.

He has previously been linked with the vacancies at Man United, Tottenham and Chelsea, but there are doubts about whether top clubs will move for him.

Instead, former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that Silva is better-suited at an ambitious mid-table club, with Palace emerging as contenders.

Oliver Glasner announced he would be leaving the FA Cup-winners come the end of the season and Palace have been assessing their options, with Silva now on their list.

Could Marco Silva leave Fulham for Crystal Palace?

Brown told Football Insider earlier this season that Silva is leaning towards a departure from Fulham, placing a number of clubs on alert over his potential availability.

While he has been linked with roles at a number of higher-profile clubs, Palace will feel the opportunity to compete in the Europa League could be a significant draw.

That will, of course, depend on winning the Conference League, but they are in a strong position to get into the final after a 3-1 first-leg win against Shakhtar Donetsk.

“People are always talking about Marco Silva and where he could go,” Brown told Football Insider.

“There’s been speculation about a load of top clubs and whether they could bring him in, but it never happens, and there’s a reason for that.

“Look at the available options, if we go from similar clubs, there’s both Oliver Glasner and Andoni Iraola, and both of them would have more of a chance at the top clubs.

“He’s a good manager, so I don’t mean to be disparaging of him, but there’s just something there that makes all of these clubs overlook him.

“The issue he has at Fulham is there’s a bit of a glass ceiling there, and he feels a bit like he’s taken them as far as they can and it’s time to move on.

“But I don’t think any of the top clubs, the likes of Chelsea or Man United, are going to bring him in.

“He’s been at Fulham for ages, before that he was at Everton, Watford, Hull, and it feels like he is the type of manager who does best at a mid-table side.

“So somebody like Crystal Palace for example, FA Cup winners, playing in Europe, looking to be playing in Europe again next season, they could move for him.

“He’ll want to go somewhere where he can do more than what he’s doing at Fulham, and if one of those top clubs don’t come in for him, Palace could be a good option.”

Who else is on Crystal Palace’s managerial shortlist?

Silva is not the only ambitous target for Crystal Palace this summer, as the Eagles are prepared to go head-to-head with bigger clubs in an attempt to land their next boss.

Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola is high on their list of targets as he is also set to become available in the summer, but they will be competing with Chelsea for his signature.

Football Insider revealed on 3 May that Iraola is Crystal Palace’s top target and they have made an approach to his camp to assess his willingness to take the job.

The Spaniard’s work with Bournemouth over the last two seasons has earned him high praise, with the Cherries currently sixth in the Premier League table.

However, Chelsea are also believed to have made contact over his appointment, in a move which could complicate Palace’s ambitious plans.