Former Sheffield United striker Brian Deane has told The Transfer Tavern in an exclusive interview that the Blades need a manager like Slavisa Jokanovic going into next season.

Sheffield United are looking for a new man for the dugout following Chris Wilder's departure back in March and recent reports have suggested that they could be in for Jokanovic.

According to BBC Sport, the Yorkshire club have already spoken to the ex-Fulham and Watford boss about taking over. Meanwhile, current caretaker manager Paul Heckingbottom is also in contention for the job.

Speaking exclusively to TT about United's reported interest in Jokanovic, Deane said:

"I've seen the headlines like everybody else. I think that in order to move forward, the club needs somebody who has that kind of presence out there. When you're signing players and you're trying to bring players into the club, they need to believe in what the project is.

"I think by bringing in somebody like him, it kind of says, 'Ok, well, he's got a couple of promotions on his CV,' so they'll buy into the hope that he's the right person to move the club forward."

While Jokanovic struggled during his time in the Premier League with Fulham before being sacked, he excelled during those two promotion-winning campaigns with the west London club and Watford.

Furthermore, he could be the man to take Sheffield United back to English football's top flight - perhaps at the first time of asking.