Premier League outfit West Ham could again target a move for Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic should they decide to axe current boss Slaven Bilic, reports The Daily Express.

The Hammers have endured a miserable start to the new Premier League season with three defeats from their first three league games, in which they have lost 4-0 at Manchester United, 3-2 at Southampton, and more recently 3-0 at newly-promoted Newcastle United.

And that has further increased the pressure on manager Bilic, who oversaw an underwhelming campaign last time out, and is now the odds-on favourite to be the first top-flight manager to lose his job this season after a woeful start.

And recent reports suggest that Fulham chief Jokanovic will once again be in the running to take over from the Croat, should the Hammers hierarchy wield the axe in the near future.

The 49-year-old has been in charge at Craven Cottage since 2015 and led the side to a sixth place finish in the Championship last season, although he was unable to inspire them to victory over Reading in the semi-finals of the play-offs.

And although they have made a solid if unspectacular start to the new Championship campaign, in which they have won one and lost one of their first five matches, the West Ham board reportedly remain admirers of the former Watford chief, and may look to him if they do indeed part company with Bilic.

Whether Fulham would indeed give permission remains to be seen, but speculation would certainly intensify were West Ham to axe Bilic over the coming weeks.

The Verdict: Slaven Bilic was arguably under the most pressure of any Premier League manager heading into the new season, so a run of three defeats to start the campaign is hardly going to have helped his cause.

The Croat oversaw an underwhelming campaign last term and has just a year left on his contract at the East London outfit, leaving him with very little job security should things fail to improve in the near future at the London Stadium.

And Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic looks set to again head the Hammers wish-list should they indeed part with Bilic, with the 49-year-old linked with the job back in April when the Croat appeared to be on his way out of West Ham.

Obviously, it all depends on whether the Hammers do indeed part with Bilic, but were they to do that, Fulham are likely to face a battle keeping their boss.

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