Premier League Club 'Consider Sacking Manager' After Behind-The-Scenes Fallout

Fulham are considering the future of manager Marco Silva amid a behind-the-scenes fallout at Craven Cottage, it has been reported.

The Cottagers have lost five of their last six Premier League matches and sit in 15th place in the table.

Their joint top scorers this season are left-back Ryan Sessegnon and winger Harry Wilson on two goals each, with three of their 12 goals coming via own goals.

In August, Silva criticised Fulham chiefs for being 'passive' in the transfer window, with the club only completing one permanent signing - backup goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte on a free transfer - before the season kicked off.

They later secured a club-record £34.6 million move to sign Shakhtar Donetsk winger Kevin on deadline day, and brought in forward Samuel Chukwueze and striker Jonah Kusi-Akare on temporary deals.

Chukwueze and Kusi-Asare have played just 82 minutes between them, however, while five of Kevin's eight Premier League appearances have been as a substitute as he adapts to English football.

Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Everton - during which the Toffees had a further three goals disallowed - increased doubt over Silva's position.

The Portuguese boss turned down a contract worth a reported £40 million to manage Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli in July 2023, and again reaffirmed his commitment to Fulham when he was linked with the role again in the summer.

But according to talkSPORT, the Cottagers are now 'weighing up' whether to part company with Silva due to his reluctance to sign a new deal to stay in London.

The former Everton and Watford boss is out of contract at the end of the season, having been appointed as Fulham boss in July 2021.

It is claimed that Fulham chiefs are also 'concerned' that the club could be involved in the relegation battle, as they are only a point ahead of 18th-placed West Ham after 11 games.

The Cottagers have picked up just one point away from home this season, with all three of their wins - against Brentford and fellow strugglers Leeds and Wolves - being recorded at Craven Cottage.

What did Silva say after Everton defeat?

Speaking after Fulham's 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park, Silva told the club's official website: "Not good enough. We've been going on the road and not achieving the best results, but one thing we have been doing is being competitive, and details play a big part in good or bad results.

"I think this afternoon was something completely different. We're not close to our standards and the way we should be play. I believe the first 20 minutes in the second half was the moment that I felt our team there, on the ball and off the ball, doing the things that we should.

"The impact from Chukwueze and Rodrigo [Muniz] was there, but before we should have done much better. But that is the reality.

"It's a moment for ourselves to speak about the match ... it's not about the result, really, it's about certain things that normally are the image about our team, and I didn't see at all on the pitch."

Silva earned promotion from the Championship as league winners during his first season as Fulham boss, before stabilising them in the Premier League.

The Cottagers' transfer policy has largely centred around signing players with English football experience, with the likes of Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi, Willian, Bernd Leno and Sander Berge among the club's marquee signings during Silva's time in charge.

Silva's Portugal compatriot Joao Palhinha signed for Fulham from Sporting Lisbon in 2022 and subsequently earned a big-money move to Bayern Munich, before returning to the Premier League this season on loan with Tottenham.