Fulham Linked With McCarthy Move - Ipswich Town News
Fulham are reported to be interested in recruiting Town boss Mick McCarthy.
According to The Sun on Sunday the Cottagers plan on a move for the Blues manager if he fails take Town into the Premier League this season.
The Londoners are said to have been ready to offer Steve Bruce a £30,000 a week salary and a budget with which to sign players until he extended his Hull City contract and are now claimed to see McCarthy as the man to get them back into the Premier League.
Fulham, relegated from the top flight last season, are currently 20th in the Championship, eight points from the relegation places despite receiving lucrative parachute payments.
Current manager Kit Symons took over, initially as a caretaker-boss, following the departure of Felix Magath in September and is contracted until the end of next season.
McCarthy, whose family home is still in Bromley, signed a new three-year contract with the Blues last summer.
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