Slavisa Jokanovic aiming for another crack at the Premier League after promoting Watford and Fulham... with 52-year-old set to quit Qatari side Al-Gharafa at the end of the season
- Slavisa Jokanovic won promotion to the Premier League at Fulham and Watford
- He didn't get a chance in the top-flight at Watford, and was sacked by Fulham
- The 52-year-old now wants to return after he quits Al-Gharafa this year
Slavisa Jokanovic is weighing up a return to management in England.
The 52-year-old, who guided Watford and Fulham out of the Championship into the Premier League, has been working with Al-Gharafa in Qatar. However, his contract runs out at the end of the season and Jokanovic is open to discussing a return to England.
The former Chelsea midfielder moved to Qatar in 2019 and has guided Al Gharafa to third in the Qatar Stars League as well as the semi finals of Qatar's League Cup after beating Xavi's Al Sadd 4-2.
Slavisa Jokanovic wants to come back to the Premier League for another crack in the top-flight
The ex-Chelsea player won promotion with both Watford and Fulham from the Championship
He earned plaudits last season by taking Al Gharafa to fourth place in the league, securing their qualification for the preliminary round of the Asian Champions League, prompting him to be shortlisted for coach of the season alongside Xavi and eventual winner Diego Aguirre at Al-Rayyan.
His style of attractive football has won over local fans and students of the game as they look to build and improve their coaching ahead of the World Cup in 2022.
Yet, with his family still predominantly based in Europe, Jokanovic has decided he will leave at the end of the season and has his eyes on moving back to England.
Jokanovic hoisted Watford into the Premier League but left before they started the campaign
He has been linked with the managerial posts at West Brom, Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff City and Derby County in recent months and is understood to be open to offers though would like another chance in the Premier League after losing his job at Fulham in 2018.
Jokanovic took Watford into the Premier League as Championship runners up in 2015 and led Fulham to the top flight via the play-off final where they beat Aston Villa in 2018.
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