Quique Sanchez Flores says he had no hesitation in taking charge at Watford but stresses he did not enter discussions with the Hornets until it was clear Slavisa Jokanovic would not remain at Vicarage Road.

The 50-year-old was presented to the media this afternoon and spoke passionately about his reasons for coming to England and, specifically, Watford.

The Spaniard stated that once Golden Boys owner Gino Pozzo shared his vision for the club, it was an easy choice to become the Hornets’ fifth head coach in the space of a year.

He said: “Mr Pozzo is a good person and he has big responsibility. He knew how to explain the project so it wasn’t a difficult decision.

“I checked Watford’s last five or six games of last season and made a report. I recognise this kind of club because when I started to coach almost 12 years ago it was at a club like Getafe.

“You find you happiness in different places and I decided straight away that Watford was that place.”

Jokanovic guided Watford into the Premier League but his contract expired this summer. After several weeks of unsuccessful negotiations, it become clear the Serbian would leave the club.

Flores says that is when Pozzo first approached him. The former Atletico Madrid and Benfica boss explained: “I have a rule in my life that I never have contact with a team when that team has a coach. So when I spoke to Mr Pozzo Watford didn’t have a head coach.

“That is out of respect to me and respect to the current coach. So when I felt free to talk to Mr Pozzo it was because Watford and Jokanovic didn’t find a deal.”