Felix Magath has been appointed as the Fulham manager after Rene Meulensteen has been sacked . Team Melli’s Ashkan Dejagah played under Magath at Wolfsburg . The Dutchman, who succeeded the sacked Martin Jol in December, told BBC Sport that he had been fired but he remains under contract at Fulham.

Meulensteen, who won four of 17 games in charge, told BBC Sport: “They have hit the panic button on emotion and fear – but hey ho, that’s football.”

He was not mentioned in a club statement  announcing Magath’s arrival.

Fulham chairman Shahid Khan said: “With 12 matches remaining, we certainly can no longer post empty results. Action was required.”

Magath, 60, has signed an 18-month contract at Fulham, who are bottom of the Premier League. He has won the Bundesliga three times as a manager, most recently with Wolfsburg in 2009, and is the first German to manage in the Premier League.

In an interview with, kicker  , Felix Magath, the boss of Wolfsburg at the time said ” there was no  option for the sale of Ashkan Dejagah to Fulham ” . This was how  the coach of VfL Wolfsburg justified the  transfer of the fan’s favorite, Dejagah.  “I understand my job is that I work in perspective. If a player has an expiring contract, it is useful to separate in time, “said Magath.

Accordingly Dejagah did not renew his expiring contract in 2013 with the wolves. In early May, the 26-year-old had been expressed that one could expect a contract extension, “I feel in Wolfsburg well, otherwise I would not be here long,” Dejagah explained at the time.

Now the pair unite again , but under much more difficult and different circumstances than their success at Wolfsburg. Fulham is struggling and could be relegated by end of the season. Dejagah has not managed to get the confidence of the Dutch coaches, but a German in the quality and class of Magath , who happened to know the player quite well,  is surely a good omen for the Iranian midfield player.