It’s understood the highly-rated Scot is one of the managers on their radar after they sacked Claudio Ranieri yesterday.

The Cottagers are currently 10 points adrift of safety and look destined for an immediate return to the Championship.

Clarke was a target for Fulham back in 2015, but after talking to them he decided to remain at Reading.

The Fulham ownership has changed since then but there are influential figures at the club who remain big fans of Clarke.