McKenna Bookies' Favourite For Fulham Job Tuesday, 2nd Jun 2026 17:29 Town boss Kieran McKenna is the bookies’ early favourite for the Fulham job, the West Londoners having confirmed that Marco Silva is leaving.
The Portuguese is expected to take over at Benfica after five years in charge at Craven Cottage.
News of Silva’s departure came as little shock with the one-time Watford, Everton and Hull City boss out of contract and bookmakers had already begun quoting odds prior to his afternoon’s announcement.
McKenna is widely tipped as the favourite at 5/2 with some bookies and 10/3 with others.
Former Brentford manager Thomas Frank is second-favourite at 4/1 with ex-Blues loanee Liam Rosenior, who recently left Chelsea, third at 8/1.
We understand McKenna is among the potential bosses under consideration by the Cottagers as they look to replace Silva having been impressed with the job he has done in his time at Portman Road.
Town, who rebuffed interest from a number of clubs following their 2024 promotion to the Premier League, will hope to do the same this summer with the compensation which would be due, understood to be around £8 million, a significant obstacle for interested parties.
McKenna is contracted to the Blues until the summer of 2028 having signed a new deal during the interest two summers ago.
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Bazza8564 added 17:36 - Jun 2
Yawn Yawn Yawn, 2 years on his contract left, one of the best paid managers around and just 40. Why would KM even think about going there? With Frank, Glasner and Rosenior available, plus many more, this is just nonsense as usual |  | |
churchmans added 17:43 - Jun 2
If i had a pound for everytime mckenna is 'bookies favourite for a vacant managerial job' i would be the club owner |  | |
chepstowblue added 17:57 - Jun 2
If I were a Fulham fan I'd be wanting Frank ahead of KMc. Town's football was far from attractive last season and I'd be less concerned now than had he left us before the 24/25 season. That being said, I hope he's still with us come August. |  | |
lozklein added 17:58 - Jun 2
Could be a win-win.....McKenna goes to a club that is guaranteed to stay up in the Premiership, rather than risk a 2nd relegation; Ipswich get to appoint a proven manager who will have the nous and guile to keep us in the Premier League |  | |
Fabianski added 17:59 - Jun 2
Fulham - 4 years established now in the Prem and not finished lower than 13th.KM’s heart may be telling him to stay with us for another crack at it, but if he’s offered the Fulham job, he should take it and see if he can take them into Europe. |  | |
davidsuperg added 17:59 - Jun 2
If we could get Thomas frank I would be happy to see McKenna go to Fulham |  | |
armchaircritic59 added 18:02 - Jun 2
It's going to happen one day, that's a certainty, whether that's imminent or not, we'll find out. I would think KM thinks he's got unfinished business here, but what will be will be. One thing I do know for sure is, if for what some would consider the unthinkable did happen, we would not be short of candidates to replace him. I'll bet some would sell their Grandmothers ( ok, maybe not literally! ) to get the job here. Some we'll know well, some we may have heard of and some we've never heard of ( just as Kieran himself was ). Let's all just take a chill pill and let events happen, or not. |  | |
Gforce added 18:04 - Jun 2
I believe Craven Cottage holds around 29500,with no room for further expansion. Portman Road in the next 2-4 years will almost certainly hold close to 40000. Our club is only going in one direction and that's up. Better training facilities than them also. Would be crazy to go there and knowing their owners,if Fulham were in the bottom six,in November he would be sacked. |  | |
LegendofthePhoenix added 18:12 - Jun 2
I can't believe fans saying they're not too fussed if McKenna goes. McKenna is the beating heart of ITFC, everything good emanates from his integrity, the trust he has from players, the laser focus and incessant hard work he puts in every day. Are people just too acclimatised to success? 3 promotions in 4 years, he has rebuilt the team already from the previous promotion team. Lets hear more clamouring for him to stay, he's our best hope to continue this journey and establish ourselves in the Prem. |  | |
jas0999 added 18:13 - Jun 2
If he goes, then in my view KM has earnt the right to decide. There is clearly something in this as TalkSport and TWTD both ‘understand’ KM is a potential candidate, so to simply dismiss it as a non event seems premature. What we can’t afford is a long drawn out drama this summer as if KM does go, then we would need to replace quickly and presumably it will impact plans etc. This won’t be popular, but at some point KM will move on. Whether it will be Fulham, time will tell. It’s interesting that even MA refused to rule out KM moving on this summer (in a recent interview) and believe has even been quoted as saying the club would draw up contingency plans. |  | |
Razor added 18:19 - Jun 2
Fine with me and Thomas Frank in and huge compensation job done |  | |
muccletonjoe added 18:29 - Jun 2
I would say "possible" more than probable |  | |
Ipswich_Sniffer added 18:38 - Jun 2
Get Matt Targett in as cover/another option for Leif now |  | |
tetchris added 18:41 - Jun 2
Town are a good club and a decent proposition for many managers. If he goes then I don’t think we would have any problem replacing him. You can’t knock KM; three promotions in four seasons but that is somewhat overshadowed by his failure in the PL. OK it was his first season managing at PL level, and recruitment was poor, but KM must have had a big say in recruitment that season so he has to take some of the responsibility, also take criticism for not having a Plan B. He’s a good young manager but there are plenty of other good managers available. If he fails to keep town in the PL this time then you have to ask yourself is he up to managing at PL level? |  | |
captaincrunch added 18:47 - Jun 2
If previous seasons are anything to go by Fulham are far from a safe bet to stay up. Way too many variables and unless McKenna knows we have little chance of staying up for a fact then I don't really see why he would take the risk other than purely money. Making such a move has its downsides like increased pressure and loss of respect. For some peiple this matters a lot but for others it doesn't. |  | |
bluesince76 added 19:04 - Jun 2
Wouldnt care if we got thomas frank. |  | |
johnwarksshorts added 19:11 - Jun 2
He won't go, he's got unfinished business here. It'll take a bigger club than Fulham to prise him away. |  | |
carlo88 added 19:13 - Jun 2
Agree I'm afraid I'd take Frank in a heartbeat. |  | |
Cakeman added 19:17 - Jun 2
Fulham could be the type of club he would go to. Not sure if he would like a fresh challenge if he thinks he has taken us as far as he can. If he is to stay it is vital some Premier League ready to go players are signed this time, then I’m sure he would be keen to stay. Not fussed either way because there would be huge interest from other top managers should he go. |  | |
braveblue added 19:18 - Jun 2
If I was KMcK and read some of the comments on here I would get out. What a bunch of ignorant and ungrateful idiots. |  | |
darkhorse28 added 19:18 - Jun 2
I’m not sure £8 million constitutes much more than a rounding error to clubs at this level. Fulham revenue is circa £200 million. It’s an easy decision if they want him. Not sure if it’s s threat or an opportunity. We can’t make the mistake we made last time - the contract size was absurd in context, McKenna needs to take us to Europe to justify it, and maybe he can, but it was a poor decision. Frank is a top top coach, class, I’d expect they’d go there first, but if not, I’d take him all day long and twice in Sundays. I’d live McKenna to stay. Prove his point, his worth and he’s earned all the support he gets, no question, but at £5 million a year and IN the tent peeing out, there are dozens of world class managers would bite our hands off. My only concern is Ashton. It’s clear McKenna is the football IQ in the room, and Ashton’s ability to get a world class manager and sell us to one, it’s something he’s never done before, that worries me and makes me hope we get one more Mckrnna year. But if he go’s - we thank him, we thank him again, then we go and get better, and there are better available, not with the bond we have, but with the ability to take us to a whole new level!! No fear. Just a wonderful opportunity to grow, which requires risk, and making tough decisions at time. We won’t become a European team making only comfortable decisions. |  | |
timkatieadamitfc added 19:20 - Jun 2
Wouldn’t be too disappointed if he went and we got Frank in. |  | |
Linkboy13 added 19:34 - Jun 2
I know McKenna has been far from happy with the recruitment policy at Ipswich for a while now and is probably why certain players haven't been getting as much play time as they wished. Maybe this summer's recruitment policy will go a long way to making his mind up. Either way Fulham are a established Premier league club doesn't matter what crowds they get same as Brentford and Bournemouth and all this talk about Portman road being a 40,000 stadium is all pie in the sky. I fully expect McKenna to stay for another season but he needs to be dealt a better hand than what he was given last time in the Premier league. |  | |
ottovonbismark added 19:35 - Jun 2
Palace would have to pay £5m to Coventry to get Lampard, whom they fancied. They went elsewhere. I just don't see Fulham paying £8m to get KM. |  | |
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