{"id":2617,"date":"2026-04-30T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:06:55","slug":"marco-silva-warned-off-taking-chelsea-manager-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2617","title":{"rendered":"Marco Silva warned off taking Chelsea manager job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A manager that Chelsea have been linked with has been warned off taking the role by former manager Sam Allardyce.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have been linked with many different names already in the last week. It is only just over a week since Liam Rosenior was sacked by Chelsea, but it already feels like it was a lifetime ago.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Two NEW manager names that have not been reported anywhere else, added to Chelsea\u2019s shortlist!! \ud83d\udc40<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t expect we will hear who the next Chelsea manager will be for a little while yet, and it will likely go on until the end of the season now. But plenty of names are being mentioned, and there are plenty of rumours flying around.<\/p>\n<p>One name that seems pretty prominent is Marco Silva from Fulham. I\u2019m not sure that he will be high on Chelsea\u2019s shortlist, but he\u2019s been warned off taking the job IF he gets offered it.<\/p>\n<h2>Allardyce on Silva going to Chelsea<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game..jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game..jpg\" class=\"wp-image-119176 has-webp\" alt=\"Fulham manager Marco Silva prepares for a game.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game.-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fulham-manager-Marco-Silva-prepares-for-a-game..jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fulham manager Marco Silva prepares for a game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In quotes picked up on X this week, Allardyce said on the No Tippy Tappy Podcast:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs much as you want to take it, you have to be brave enough to say I\u2019m better off staying at Fulham, unless Chelsea change their structure and say we have to change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>In other news today\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Blues midfielder Romeo Lavia spoke this week about the Chelsea\u2019 title chances and what he and his teammates thought about Calum McFarlane.<\/p>\n<p>Liam Rosenior will get a lot of money from Chelsea after they sacked him, but it won\u2019t be close to the full value of his\u00a0deal. The BBC have broken it all down for us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Marco Silva<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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