{"id":3108,"date":"2026-05-02T08:08:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2026-05-02T08:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:08:45","slug":"silva-i-pay-no-attention-to-being-linked-with-chelsea-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3108","title":{"rendered":"Silva: I pay no attention to being linked with Chelsea job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Marco Silva says he is paying no attention to being linked with Chelsea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Fulham boss <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>is being considered by Chelsea<\/strong><\/span>  following the Blues\u2019 recent sacking of head coach Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n<p>Silva\u2019s contract at Craven Cottage expires this summer and he has so-far not agreed a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he feels flattered to be linked with the Chelsea job, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t pay any attention. Decisive games for us and all focus will be on Arsenal and what we have to do against them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silva also insisted that staying at Fulham is not dependent on them getting a place in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The Whites, who face leaders Arsenal on Saturday, are 10th in the Premier League table, just two points behind sixth-placed Brighton with four matches of the season remaining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing is going to affect or not affect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be a decision that I and the club are going to take together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany things are there. We are completely on the same page and aligned with what will be necessary for the club for the future. The future of the club is always there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Silva insists him staying isn\u2019t dependent on Fulham getting a European place.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ffc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ffc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b8SN4RTc0j\">pic.twitter.com\/b8SN4RTc0j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 West London Sport (@WestLondonSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestLondonSport\/status\/2049897458080035038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fight. We are in a big fight with many teams for the European places. If we make it, the team will be great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silva confirmed that Ryan Sessegnon is out injured and will miss this weekend\u2019s game along with Alex Iwobi and Kevin.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Tete is \u201cmaybe in contention\u201d for a place on the bench but the derby is \u201ctoo soon for him to start,\u201d Silva added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #1b4f9c; color: white; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-family: sans-serif; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); flex-wrap: nowrap;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 28px; height: 28px; flex-shrink: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/6b\/WhatsApp.svg\" alt=\"WhatsApp\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest direct to your phone \u2013 follow West London Sport\u2019s WhatsApp channel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/.commentwrap --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/themify_builder_content --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Silva says he is paying no attention to being linked with Chelsea. 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