Former Sheffield Wednesday boss Stuart Gray has become a surprising choice for the vacant manager's job at Fulham, according to The Mirror. 

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The 55-year-old was sacked by the Owls in June after nearly 18 months in charge to make way for Carlos Carvalhal, and his availability to start straight away appeals to Cottagers' chairman Shahid Khan.

Khan showed Kit Symons the door at the beginning of November with the club sitting in 13th in the Championship and looked set to appoint Reading manager Steve Clarke - only for the Scot to pull the plug on the deal at the 11th hour.

Former Brentford and current Rangers boss Mark Warburton has also distanced himself from the hotseat at Craven Cottage with a rant on Twitter, in which he insisted he was going nowhere and the speculation was "disrespectful to Rangers and to a club like Fulham".

Khan is keen to name a new manager as soon as possible and Gray's immediate availability has seen him high on the list of candidates.

Whoever takes over at the West London club will most likely be given money to spend in the January transfer window, as Khan is keen to get Fulham back in the Premier League after a two year absence.

Both Felix Magath and Symons were given money to spend in the Championship, including spending £11 million on Ross McCormack, but the Cottagers have struggled to adapt to life in the Championship and spend most of last season at the wrong end of the table.

Fulham are currently 13th in the Championship with 22 points from 18 matches and face Nottingham Forest this Saturday at the City Ground.

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