Transfer notebook: Thomas Frank lined up for Premier League return after eight months out

Thomas Frank is a leading contender to take charge at Fulham if they sack Alvaro Arbeloa, talkSPORT understands. Arbeloa faces a crunch clash at home to newly-promoted Hull on Saturday having failed to win any of his first six games in charge. The Cottagers then travel to Coventry, and sources close to the Cottagers believe those two games will have a major impact on Arbeloa’s future . The Spaniard rounded on his critics following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Ipswich, swatting away suggestions he was feeling the pressure.