Quique Sanchez Flores has signed a two-year contract to become Watford head coach.

The 50-year-old takes over at the newly-promoted Premier League club after previous roles at Getafe, Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

It comes after talks to extend previous boss Slavisa Jokanovic's contract broke down.

Quique Sanchez Flores and his Atletico Madrid players celebrate winning the UEFA Europa League trophy

Flores cuddles the Europa League trophy and moves to England after an impressive spell in his native Spain

Flores brings an impressive CV to England, having guided Atletico to the Europa League title in 2010 with a win over Fulham in the final, as well as coaching in Portugal at Benfica and more recently with Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.

Flores has been keen on a move to the Premier League for a while now. He has been learning English for some time and he arrives with an excellent reputation in Spain.

He becomes the fifth Spaniard to manage in the Premier League, following in the footsteps of Rafa Benitez, Roberto Martinez, Juande Ramos and Pepe Mel.

Flores has worked in a number of countries with his cv including a spell with Dubai's Al-Ahli