Quique Sanchez Flores appears to be the man Watford have identified to take over at Vicarage Road should the Hornets be unable to agree a deal with Slavisa Jokanovic. But is the Spaniard the man to keep the Golden Boys in the Premier League?

It is unlikely Jokanovic will remain with the Hornets after talks over a new contract reached an impasse. His current deal expires this summer.

The Serbian is understood to be disappointed with Watford’s offer while the club have been very surprised by his wage demands.

Subsequently, the Hornets have decided to look for alternative coaches in case a deal can't be struck and Flores - who speaks English - seems to top their list.

A right-back who was capped 15 times for Spain, Flores began his playing career with Valencia and spent ten years at the club before leaving for Real Madrid in 1994.

The defender played for the Spanish giants for two seasons joining Real Zaragoza. He spent one year with the club and retired in 1997 at the age of 32.

Flores started his coaching career back at Real Madrid, working with the club’s youth sides for three years.

In 2004 he was offered the chance to take over at newly promoted Getafe and helped the Azulones achieve a 13th place finish.

The Spaniard left in the summer of 2005 for former club Valencia and ensured Los Che qualified for the Champions League in the following two years.

Shortly into the 2006/2007 campaign he was sacked by the club after a run of poor results.

Flores returned to management the following season, this time in charge of Portuguese side Benfica.

He was only in charge of the Lisbon-based club for a year and guided As Aguias to a third place finish in the league in addition to lifting the Portuguese League Cup.

In October 2009, Flores was named Atletico Madrid head coach. Rojiblancos ended that season in ninth place in La Liga, however, they lifted the Europa League title and were beaten in the Copa Del Ray final by Sevilla.

The following campaign saw Atleti lift the Super Cup after defeating then Champions League winners Inter Milan 2-0.

They finished seventh in La Liga but Flores left at the end of the season after reportedly clashing with striker Diego Forlan on several occasions.

After a short break, Flores joined United Arab Emirates Pro-League side Al Ahli in November 2011.

He spent 18 months with the club and won the Arabian Gulf Super Cup during his first season and the President’s Cup the following year.

Three months after departing the UAE he returned and took charge at Al Ain. His reign lasted just six months before he was sacked, however, he did add another President’s Cup victory to his CV.

After almost nine months without a club, Flores returned to management on January 5 and it was back at Getafe.

He oversaw 12 matches before stepping down due to personal reasons on February 25.

He has been without a club since and respected Sky Sports Spanish journalist Giullem Balague says Flores has been keen on a move for England for several years.

"He has always wanted to coach in the Premier League so once Watford arrived he was interested,” he told Sky Sports.

"There has been interest in the past from Swansea and West Ham but this opportunity seems like the chance he has been waiting for. His English is perfect and he is really looking forward to the challenge.

"He has been preparing himself. Having worked in Dubai and UAE he has been coaching in English and for me he would be a very good match for Watford."