Former Watford boss Marco Silva has been lined up for the vacant manager’s role at Fulham, according to reports.

Ex-Fulham boss Scott Parker was appointed Bournemouth manager on Monday after leaving the west London club by mutual consent, despite having two years remaining on his contract.

The Cottagers were relegated from the Premier League last season after finishing in 18th place, 11 points adrift of safety and with just five wins.

Parker had led Fulham back to the top flight at the first attempt following their relegation in 2019 when the former England midfielder was in temporary charge.

The Press Association claim Silva is one of Fulham's top candidates to replace Parker, while the Football League Paper has reported a deal is already being finalised between the two parties.

As well as Watford, Silva has been in charge of Everton and Hull and has been out of work since he was sacked by the Toffees in December 2019.

While at Goodison, he guided Everton to an eighth-placed Premier League finish in his first season, but was dismissed following a 5-2 defeat by local rivals Liverpool.

Silva’s first job in England was at Hull, where he took over in January 2017, but after the club were relegated to the Sky Bet Championship the Portuguese manager resigned.