Scott Parker leaves Fulham by mutual consent after Cottagers were relegated from the Premier League

Scott Parker has left Fulham by mutual consent, the club have announced.

The former midfielder took caretaker charge of the club in February 2019, and was unable to keep the west London side out of the relegation zone.

After being appointed manager on a permanent basis in May that year, Fulham secured promotion back to the top flight after beating Brentford in the play-off final.

Jonathan Woodgate is likely to leave Bournemouth when his contract expires next week

However Fulham’s Premier League return lasted less than a year after their relegation was confirmed following a 2-0 home defeat to Burnley.

Parker has been heavily linked with the Bournemouth job, with Jonathan Woodgate’s contract due to come to an end on June 30.

Bournemouth failed to secure a return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, losing to Brentford in the semi-finals of the play-offs last season.

Matt Wells (left), Parker’s first-team coach, is among the backroom staff to have left Fulham

Several of Parker’s backroom staff, including first-team coach Matt Wells and goalkeeping coach Rob Burch, have also left the Cottagers.

Fulham Chairman Shahid Khan, said: ‘Through promotion and relegation alike, Scott has always enjoyed my support as our Head Coach. Scott’s departure does nothing to shake my confidence, however. 

‘We will hire a new Head Coach who is capable of achieving our goal of promotion and will be committed to Fulham and its supporters. And we will field a squad that will respond, compete and win. Onward.’