{"id":4714,"date":"2026-05-06T08:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4714"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:42:27","slug":"chelsea-planning-shock-move-for-fulham-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4714","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea planning shock move for Fulham man?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NewsArticle\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<h6>News<span> \u00bb <\/span>Premier League news<span> \u00bb <\/span>Chelsea news<\/h6>\n<p class=\"articletimestamp\">May 5, 2026 20:48 GMT (UK), by <!-- Author Start -->Sri Aswin<!-- Author End -->\n<\/p>\n<h6>View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets<\/h6>\n<div style=\"float:right\">\n<figure>\n<p class=\"article_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/imghold\/largestLiam_Rosenior.jpg\" title=\"Liam Rosenior news\" alt=\"Liam Rosenior news\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/p><figcaption><em itemprop=\"articleSection\">Silva to Chelsea?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:18px; width:450px;\">\n<div style=\"display:inline; border:0px; padding-left:2px; padding-top:3px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyefootball.com\/images\/football_transfer_centre.png\" title=\"Football Transfer Centre\" alt=\"Football Transfer Centre\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span itemprop=\"articleBody\"><br \/>\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size:16px\">\n<strong>Chelsea have earmarked Fulham manager <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Marco Silva<\/span><\/span>  as one of the top candidates to become their next head coach, according to journalist <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Ben Jacobs<\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- responsive_ad --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:16px; padding-top:10px\">\n<p>The Blues are without a permanent manager after parting ways with <span itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Liam Rosenior<\/span><\/span>  after a run of five straight league defeats without finding the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>The west London giants are looking at multiple options to fill the vacancy and Silva is reportedly one of the top names due to his good track record in English football.<\/p>\n<p>Silva has transformed Fulham into a proper mid-table club over the past few years and he could be up for a bigger challenge away from the Cottagers this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are aware of his high ambitions and seem prepared to make a proposal to the Portuguese at the end of the ongoing Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham are unlikely to block their manager&#8217;s departure. 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