Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed says he won't block manager Roy Hodgson from moving on should England come calling.

Hodgson was named manager of the year by the League Managers' Association on Tuesday after leading his side to the Europa League final, with Fulham set to face Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night.

Hodgson also guided the club to the FA Cup quarter-finals and 12th spot in the Premier League this season, but Fayed insists he would be willing to let his manager leave should England come calling.

"If it is England I don't mind having to sacrifice Roy," Al Fayed told The Guardian.

"It is important England do well. When England came for Kevin Keegan (in 1999 when he managed Fulham to promotion from Division Two) I didn't have any objection.

"It gave us pride that England was led by an ex-Fulham manager."