Marco Silva to Nottingham Forest is still ‘on the cards’
Nottingham Forest have endured a turbulent start to the season with Sean Dyche the latest to take the reins after replacing Ange Postecoglou.
Dyche’s side won 2-0 against Porto in the Europa League as he got off to a winning start, and has already bettered Postecoglou’s record at the City Ground.
Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that Dyche is the perfect replacement for Postecoglou and will get Forest’s form back on track.
However, after a 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, Forest remain 18th and in the relegation zone, and concerns are lingering.
Fulham are three points clear of Forest outside of the relegation zone, while huge wins for both Burnley and Leeds have extended their gaps to five and six points respectively.
Dyche must turn around their domestic form quickly to avoid the possibility of being cut adrift after what has been an awful start in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest keeping tabs on Marco Silva
Football Insider exclusively revealed in August that Nottingham Forest considered Silva to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, and he has since been linked with the role again.
As I revealed on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Forest are keeping a close eye on the manager’s situation at Fulham as he remains a long-term target despite their decision to appoint Dyche.
Should things go wrong with Dyche, Evangelos Marinakis has shown a willingness to act quickly with little hesitation, and they could make a shock move for Silva.
Speaking on the Inside Track podcast, I explained: “Obviously, Fulham are very keen to extend Silva’s contract. They don’t want to see him walk away in the summer, because he will be a hard act to replace.
“They’ve finished 10th, 13th and 11th, and got a club record points tally last season, so he’s continually making improvement and progress at Craven Cottage.
“Fulham will be doing everything they can to extend the Portuguese contract.
“Obviously he was in the reckoning for this Nottingham Forest job before they appointed Sean Dyche as well.
“Let’s see what happens there with Forest and Dyche because he hasn’t signed a new contract at Fulham and is available on a free, who’s not to say that Forest could renew their interest in Marco Silva there as well.”
However, Football Insider revealed on 24 October that Fulham are doing everything to keep Silva at Craven Cottage and do not plan to let him leave.
Fulham told what they must do to extend Silva’s contract
Football Insider revealed on 26 October that Fulham must prove that can match Silva’s ambition if they want him to extend his stay at Craven Cottage.
The boss is demanding the club match his ambitious plans for the future, and they must prove they are willing to back him if he is to commit his future to the club.
This comes following a frustrating summer transfer window, which led to suggestions that Silva is not happy at Fulham due to their lack of ambition.
A slow transfer window, despite some late deadline day deals, forced the manager to question their ambitions and backing, with those concerns lingering.
Meanwhile, Silva was linked with the Nottingham Forest job and Man United were interested in the Fulham boss, leading to growing uncertainty in West London.
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