Fulham boss Marco Silva has confirmed he has no plans to leave the club amid links to taking over from Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham.
The 47-year-old, Andoni Iraola, Oliver Glasner and Thomas Frank are just a few Premier League managers of interest to Spurs. Because of their dreadful domestic campaign, Postecoglou looked destined to be sacked but last Wednesday, he helped the club to their first trophy in 17 years.
Postecoglou certainly expects to remain in charge for a third season with the 59-year-old making a bold statement during the club's Europa League victory parade that the upcoming campaign will be better than the one that has just concluded.
Nonetheless, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy still faces a hugely significant decision, but even if does choose to keep Postecoglou at the club, groundwork has been done on potential replacements.
Silva was one of those looked at but a mid-season departure from Craven Cottage looks highly unlikely with Silva, who recently turned down an approach from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal, bullish on his future.
“I’m not here to talk about speculation,” he recently admitted. "Speculation is always there. If the football club where you are and the players perform well, it’s normal they are going to speak about the manager and about the players.
“That is not something that I can control. And if I can’t control it I don’t lose any time talking about it and waste energy doing that.”
Pushed further on whether he will still be at the club, Silva replied: “I am under contract with the club and of course I’ve been planning with the board (for) next season.
“Everything on track and the plan is there. We have the next two months to prepare for the season as best we can. If I’m under contract with the club and if I’m planning with the club the next season, of course I expect to be here.”
That will likely leave Glasner, Iraola and Frank as the remaining replacement candidates but it may be a challenge, even with Champions League football, to convince them to depart the projects firmly underway at Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Brentford, respectively.
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