Slavisa Jokanovic the joker?

It’s true says Sone Aluko, who also offered an insight into the manager signing a new Fulham contract keeping him at the club until 2019.

“It gives the club stability, and that’s rare these days,” Aluko said.

“He’s a mixture when he coaches.

“He can do the man management of just stand off – and say ‘this is what I want’.

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“We know what he wants from us. There’s no grey area, and it’s what players want.”

But Jokanovic as a comedian, all intensity and beard, is a new one for many as the Serbian takes the business of winning games incredibly seriously.

Aluko added: “He’s a joker. He cracks a lot of jokes which may surprise people.

“He’s different to how he might be with the press and on the outside to how he is with the players, and he bonds with them as well.”