Overview
- Tony Khan told Fulham TV on Wednesday that two candidates have met the club board several times as part of an active recruitment process for Marco Silva’s replacement.
- Khan said there is no confirmed frontrunner and that some widely reported links in the press describe conversations the club never had.
- Reports have named Álvaro Arbeloa and Frank Lampard among those linked to the vacancy but the club describes those connections as reported, not finalised.
- Fulham has made clear it will complete the head-coach appointment before undertaking protracted transfer activity so the new coach can set recruitment and pre-season priorities.
- Silva’s surprise exit to Benfica after five years, which included promotion and the club’s record Premier League points total, makes the choice of successor material to sustaining Fulham’s recent progress.