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Watford Signs Nigerian Star On A Six Year Deal

Watford have completed the signing of Nigerian U-20 international on a six-year deal after his contract expired with Manchester City.

The central midfielder made his debut for the Premier League champions in a Carabao cup encounter on December 2017, but did not feature for the team in the English topflight.

He represented the England U-16 but switched allegiance to Nigeria later. He was part of Nigeria’s U-20 team that played at the FIFA U-20 world cup in Poland, scoring the team’s third goal in their opening match against Qatar.

He joins the Hornets on a six-year deal and will be hoping to make his Premier League bow when they take on Brighton and Hove Albion on August 10.

A statement on Watford’s website read:  Watford Football Club is pleased to announce the signing of Nigerian Under-20 international Tom Dele-Bashiru on a six-year deal after his contract expired at Manchester City.

Shortly after the announcement, the youngster took to his twitter page to share his excitement saying: “very happy to announce the new chapter in my career, can’t wait to get started and play in front of you amazing fans.”

The 19-year-old midfielder is Manchester-born and has represented both England and Nigeria at youth level, scoring for the Flying Eagles in the Under-20 World Cup against Qatar in May.

 

This post was last modified on July 25, 2019 3:15 pm

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Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet.

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