Slavisa Jokanovic only learned he'd be sacked by Fulham on Wednesday morning.

Club owner Shahid Khan announced on Wednesday that Claudio Ranieri would be taking over the reins at Craven Cottage, signing a multi-year deal with Fulham after holding talks with both Khan and Tony Khan over the past week.

Get West London reports Jokanovic was only told in the morning over the phone that he had been relieved of his duties at Fulham.

Fulham's statement revealed that Khan had spoken with a number of candidates over the manager's role during the past week, despite Jokanovic still being head coach and unaware that his time at Craven Cottage was at an end.

That in itself is unusual for a club to openly admit, but only on Monday, in a monthly meeting with the Fulham Supporters' Trust, Chief Executive Alistair Mackintosh told those present that the club remained supportive of Jokanovic and wanted him to be successful at Fulham.