Marco Silva to leave Hull ‘by activating release clause’ after Tigers relegated from Premier League
The Portuguese boss is believed to have met the club's owners last night, where he told them he would be leaving
MARCO SILVA is to leave Hull City after 'activating a release clause' in his contract following the Tigers' relegation to the Championship.
The Portuguese boss won six Premier League games since taking over at the KC Stadium, but it wasn't enough to save them from the dreaded drop.
The 39-year-old is believed to have met Hull's owners Ehab and Assem Allam last night, where he informed them of his wish to leave the now-Championship outfit.
Silva was meeting the Allams just a day after he had been in his homeland for an interview over the vacant Porto job.
Hull had been desperate to persuade the 39-year-old to stay and manage them in the Championship.
But Silva is believed to have told the Tigers that he was leaving – as he looks to move on to bigger things.
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Despite being offered the job at Porto, SunSport understands Silva is still weighing up his options and would prefer to stay in England.
He is now odds-on favourite to take over Crystal Palace, following Sam Allardyce's decision to leave the Eagles only days after guiding them to Premier League safety.
Silva took over Hull in January when they already looked dead and buried after a poor start under Mike Phelan.
The club picked up Premier League wins against Bournemouth, Liverpool, Swansea, West Ham, Middlesbrough and Watford.
But a 4-0 thrashing against Crystal Palace on the penultimate game of the season sent them down.
When the 39-year-old Portuguese took the impossible-looking job with zero experience in English football, his appointment was ridiculed by certain pundits.
But he proved himself a fine coach and manager and is now in serious demand.