Fulham star Ryan Sessegnon issues heartfelt message to sacked boss Jokanovic

Ryan Sessegnon has issued a heartfelt message to Slavisa Jokanovic after Fulham sacked the Serbian boss on Wednesday.

Jokanovic, 50, took over the Cottagers when in December 2015 and saw them reach the play-offs in consecutive seasons between 2016-18, winning promotion last season.

His time at the club coincided with the development of wonderkid Sessegnon, who notched 16 goals and eight assists in the league last season.

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Indeed, the U19 European Championship winner set up the lone goal in last season’s play-off final to see Fulham promoted.

And after the Whites announced Jokanovic had been replaced by Claudio Ranieri, the 18-year-old forward took to Twitter to say thanks.

“Thank you for everything gaffer,” he wrote in a post.

“You believed in me and gave me an opportunity. You changed the club around and made our fans smile again and for that you’ll always be remembered.

“All the best for the future.”

Jokanovic took the Craven Cottage helm after a destabilising period for the west London club, which saw Felix Magath and Kit Symons ultimately try and fail to see them bounce back from relegation.

After a search which lasted more than a month for Symons’ replacement, Jokanovic was appointed as head coach.

As well as Sessegnon’s emergence as a future England star, the former Chelsea man also saw Aleksandar Mitrovic rediscover his best form for club and country.

But the Whites, without a win since August, decided to part with his services after a 2-0 defeat at Anfield which succeeded defeats to Bournemouth and Huddersfield.